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What is a fridge cigarette?
What is a fridge cigarette? This hits me hard. “The ‘fridge cigarette’ is Gen Z’s answer to the smoke break—an ice-cold Diet Coke straight from the refrigerator.” ~ learn more
Tag: Gen Z
fun facts
My team’s intern just found a crigical bug by shitposting in our codebase.
“Turns out his Gen Z spider-sense wasn’t just tingling for the memes. Man actually found a validation bypass that’s been lurking in our code since Obama’s first term. The kind of bug that makes security auditors wake up in cold […]
better doing
The Mr. Beast memo is a guide to the Gen Z workforce.
I read the original memo after reading this article and I am glad I did. ~ learn more
thoughts of food
Gen Z has declared pickles are cool now.
“Centuries after European immigrants began selling the humble brined veg from their Lower East Side pushcarts, the younger generation has become obsessed with the deli sandwich’s best friend. Crunch the numbers at TikTok, and you’ll see — the hashtags #pickle […]
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Gen Z might be leading the societal change on tipping.
“Just 35% of Gen Zers told Bankrate they always tip their server at a sit-down restaurant. At the other end of the spectrum, 83% of baby boomers said they always tip.” ~ learn more
better doing
Sometimes it just takes a phone call.
One person charges $480/hr to help Millennials and Gen Z overcome their fear of talking on the phone. “Mary Jane Copps said she spotted the rise of “phone phobia” 16 years ago and set up a consultancy called The Phone […]
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Gen Z is overestimating the average starting salary by $50K.
“New college grads are in for some reverse sticker shock. A recent survey by Clever Real Estate found that while the average starting salary for college graduates is $55,260, current college students expect to make $103,880 at their first job.” | learn […]
on the blockchain
A Gen-Z VC’s take on the metaverse.
“As a 24-year-old “elder Gen Z,” I grew up playing Webkinz and Club Penguin in elementary school. Webkinz was a perfect representation of bridging the physical and digital worlds – you received a plush Webkinz toy for your birthday that […]
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Gen Z and millennials are reviving an ‘old money’ aesthetic.
“Prep is back, and it’s bigger than ever. Think WASPy dinner parties, country clubs, and summer sailboat vibes. Over the last year, Gen Z and millennials have cultivated an “old money” aesthetic that romanticizes the aristocratic upper-crust lifestyle, and a certain […]
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Why Gen Z loves closed captioning.
Confession: I also enjoy this feature! “‘Everyone does it.’ These were the words from my college-aged daughter when I caught her lounging on our couch, streaming Friends with 24-point closed captioning on.” | learn more