Sarah Owen
@sarahowen
Sarah is a trend forecaster, futurist and social scientist with a background in studying youth culture and social media.
Sarah Owen
54% of these experts said that they expect by 2040 the metaverse WILL be a much-more-refined and truly fully-immersive, well-functioning aspect of daily life for a half billion or more people globally.
Pew Research Center • The Metaverse in 2040
Wharton launches the first Ivy League crash course on the metaverse for business executives
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrezfortune.comGen-Z and younger millennials are much more likely to seek mental health help than older generations, according to a 2018 survey by the American Psychological Association.
New York Times • Seeking Relationship, Therapy Required
"Today, 85 percent of adults say they spent more time outside when they were kids than children do today."
The Atlantic • To Get Out of Your Head, Get Out of Your House
fashion and
What defines new relational stages today, given they’re always mixed together with old ones on platforms eager to keep you engaged? How do you mark a new “era” when you’re keeping tabs on the day-to-day lives of hundreds of people who will never tangibly occupy your day-to-day life again?
Real Life Mag • Nostalgia for Nostalgia — Real Life
emotion and Technology
