Gen Z is ditching traditional investments for classic cars, sneakers and wine – Fox Business
Barron’s Roundtable discusses reports that Gen Z is actively seeking retirement. For many years, many Americans have believed that traditional stock and bond investing was the best way to build wealth. But a growing generational gap is emerging between affluent millennials and Gen Z, who are abandoning longstanding investment habits for portfolios centered on collectibles […]
Director Richard Linklater says Gen Z ‘inundated with porn’
Legendary director Richard Linklater has criticized Hollywood filmmakers for making kids-oriented movies that lack sex appeal, but he also said he sympathizes with a generation that is simultaneously bombarded with kid-friendly films and exposed to pornography. “This is Hollywood. This is a film for this generation. It’s just not for adults. I think when superheroes […]
PETER BILES: Gen Z Needs To Put Down The Phone And Go On A Date
A simple fact: America’s birth rate is A surprising decline Over the past 20 years. The required replacement fertility rate is 2.1 children per woman. By 2023, the U.S. fertility rate will be Dropped The number of births per woman was 1.62, the lowest fertility rate since 1979. Additionally, marriage (and divorce) rates declined from […]
26 percent of Gen Z applicants bringing parent to job interview: Survey
(News Nation) — A new survey finds that some Gen Z respondents would need their parents’ help during a job interview. Resume template survey The survey found that 26% of Gen Z respondents actually included their parents in the interview process: 31% of them brought their parents along to in-person interviews and 29% had them […]
Gen Z woman reveals her pregnancy ‘non-negotiables’ — including $1,000 push present, personal trainer, and more
A woman has revealed her non-negotiables during pregnancy, which include a babymoon, a $1,000 baby gift and a personal trainer to help her get back in shape. Nora Talal, 26, who is single, says she refuses to have a child with someone who cannot meet her demands. Nora says she doesn’t want to work during […]
PETER BILES: Gen Z Is In Big Trouble
Vulnerability. Authenticity. Speaking up, speaking out. “Getting real,” “letting it all out.” Mental health awareness month. I just want to be unique. I’m independent. Look how independent I am! Look, look, PLEASE look. Gen Z is a hurting generation, but I don’t want to join the cantankerous overlords and finger wag, because I’m checked into […]
Gen Zers use secret ‘friend dictionaries’ to make up their own language
Gen Z jargon is even harder to translate. Couples, friends and siblings are revealing their secret languages and quizzing each other in so-called “friend dictionaries” in a fun TikTok trend started by Zoomers who are already baffling viewers with their complex internet lingo. From dealing with nosy people called “nosettas” to having the worst meal […]
Media: Gen Z is Doomed
Years after the fact, the mainstream media is discovering that Gen Z is doomed. As CNN puts it, Gen Z is “earning less, has more debt, and higher delinquency rates than Millennials did at their age.” In short, the pandemic did a number on Gen Z, followed by a wallop from Bidenflation, lagging wages, and […]
Why Only 16% of Gen Z Are Proud to Be an American, and What We Should Do About It
Only 16% of Gen Zers are “proud” to live in the United States. That finding comes from a recent Morning Consult poll, which assessed generational attitudes about the United States. The poll shows that there has been roughly a 20-percentage-point drop of pride in country every generation since the Baby Boomers, 73% of whom express pride […]
Gen Z says ‘genius’ laundromat dates help them save money — and fall more in love
Agnèssa and Emilio Navarro love to talk dirty. Dirty shirt, dirty socks, dirty underwear. Rather than bouquets of roses and flickering candles, a bag of soiled clothes is often the focal point of the newlyweds’ romantic rendezvous. As the inflation crisis continues, thrifty Gen Z couples like Agnès and Emilio Navarro are embarking on cost-free […]