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Podcast: Plain English with Derek Thompson
Episode: How Gen Z Sees the World
Description: Generation Z, which was born between the late 1990s and the early 2010s, has a unique economic, political, and cultural identity. In the 2024 election, Gen Z shifted strongly to the right. They are less likely than any previous generation to expect they’ll achieve the American Dream. Most of Gen Z graduated into a pandemic economy or entered high school during the school shutdown years.They have record-high rates of anxiety. They use their phone ... a lot.Defined by the forces of scarcity, phone-driven media, and global crisis, they are different. And their differences wi...