AMERICANTHINKER (American Thinker Blog) - The real reason US life expectancy declined in 2020 and 2021
By Antonio R. Chaves COVID? No, think again.
AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Vance: MAGA's millennial messenger for the midterms
DALLAS — Support for President Trump is dropping among millennials and Gen Zers — particularly young men. Vice President Vance is in charge of getting them back in the midterms. Why it matters: The 42-year-old Vance, the first millennial VP, capped off the GOP's two-day convention here with a direct appeal to families with young children that emphasized the "birthright" of U.S. citizens. - Vance also sought to cast Democrats as anti-American, anti-family "crazies." - "America belongs to those who love it. Not those who hate it," he said. Zoom in: Support for Republicans is slipping across all age brackets, but the disapproval among millennials and young men is an acute concern for Trump's political operation because they were…
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Experts Warn Data Centers Could Soon Take Up All Abandoned Fields That Millennials Use For Family Photos
DRAPER, UT — Experts issued a new warning this week that the construction of massive data centers could soon take up all the abandoned fields millennials were currently using as locations for family photoshoots."We're very concerned about this," data center critic Lindy Church told reporters. "These poor young people won't be able to stand in a field of tall grass in their plaids and their ginghams and take family photos. It's a real travesty."
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Older people outnumber younger people for the first time in recorded history: U.S. Census
The population of those over 65 is projected to grow from 852 million in 2025 to 2 billion in 2060. In that time, the total global population is expected to rise from 8.13 billion to 10.23 billion by 2060.
CULTURCIDAL (John Hawkins) - Why People Today Are Weirder Than Ever Before
This sentiment from Zuby is actually pretty common these days.
You hear variations on this same theme all the time: I think this meme that was put up in response to that speaks to how a lot of people would answer that question: Read moreOpen
CULTURCIDAL (John Hawkins) - Why You Should Kick Your Kids Out of the House at 18
Your “childhood” shouldn’t be extended even further
It’s not really Generation Z’s fault that they’re the softest generation in all of human history. Many of them spent their whole life in front of computers with their parents hovering in the background, being told that they needed to be shielded from opinions they don’t like and that they’re victims because they have to deal with normal human struggles. Then, when they got to adulthood, many of them were terrified because they’d never really been prepared to be an adult because mom and dad (or in many cases, just mom) were around to do everything for them. So, to a lot of these kids, the idea of getting out on their own and being responsible for their own life is frightening. That, not economics, is really the biggest reason…Open
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Is having no friends becoming a flex?
Lana Isa and other "loneliness influencers" document their lives without friends, proving that being alone — while sometimes hard — doesn't have to mean being unhappy. CNN's Leila Gharagozlou investigates the trend.
NYTIMES (Sophia June) - Gen Z Is Building Wealth By Investing Instead of Buying Homes
When it comes to building wealth, Gen Z is more focused on investment apps and their retirement accounts than they are in building equity in a home.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Life inside Paris’s smallest apartments
Paris's "chambres de bonne" -- or maid's rooms -- are some of the tiniest apartments you can rent in the French capital. Originally built for domestic servants, some measure less than 100 square feet. Hidden at the top of Paris's grandest buildings, they often have impressive views of the city. CNN's went to visit one.
NYTIMES (Christine Emba) - Friendship Is the New Luxury Good
The four-year degree isn’t just an economic signal; it’s become a lifestyle determinant.