When former President Joe Biden’s Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy held office, he made a daring proposal: Social media should be the next product slapped with a compulsory warning.
“The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency — and social media has emerged as an important contributor,” Murthy wrote in an op-ed published by The New York Times in June.
Perhaps we think we’re doing something by coming up with some pickup lines that are “outside-of-the-box.” But the more I thought about it, I couldn’t help but wonder if when it comes to pet names and flirtation mechanisms, has the modern dating scene lost its touch?
As inheritors of the Great Recession, pioneers of social media activism and proponents of the phrase “eat the rich,” Generation Z is well-versed on the evils of capitalism. But times are a’changing, and a generation that proudly proclaims to “not dream of labor,” has aged into entering the workforce.
By Ruby Voge, Opinion Co-Editor
• February 7, 2025
The film’s title, “A Complete Unknown,” serves as a guide for how it approaches its subject material. Mangold’s script works to uphold the mythology of Dylan as an unknowable artist — who, from the beginning, was reluctant to be defined by others and by himself.
Although the initial ban lasted less than a day, from Jan. 18 – 19, it has been a major talking point for almost a year. Millions of American content creators — both big and small — have feared the loss of their income sources, while users have mourned the loss of community and sense of belonging.
Well, Beyoncé said it best — if you like it, then you should probably put a ring on it. You know, just in case somebody else does.
“Single Ladies” perhaps takes a bit too literal of an approach to the message here, but you get the idea: don’t take for granted what’s right in front of your face. And when it comes to relationships, sometimes the solution to that thing is a ring — a promise ring, to be exact.
Between the years of experience that entry-level positions require and the widening gap between the cost of living and the salaries for junior positions, dream jobs are becoming just that — dreams.
There are definitely reasons to delete the TikTok app off your phone or call into question the company’s business practices, but Chinese collection of user data is not one of them.
The popularity of digital media, especially short-form content, has deterred our generation from reading — and deprived us of not only the enjoyment we can derive from it but also the various health benefits it brings.
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is becoming popular among Gen Z. It is a personality test that categorizes people into 16 personality types. These types are represented by different letters: E (extraversion) or I (introversion), S (sensing) or N (intuition), F (feeling) or T (thinking), P (perceiving) or J (judging).
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was met with online support after being released from prison for the murder of her abusive mother. While her crime can be absolved, can Gen Z's "unseriousness?"
Gen Z’s and millennials’ attention spans are so fried, it’s become a joke on social media to put a Subway Surfers stream on the screen split with another piece of content.
