Gen Z's financial angst underlies shift to the right

Re:Gen Z's financial angst underlies shift to the right by toomuchtodo on Saturday December 07, 2024 @09:21PM (#42354535)

I believe it’s more likely social media is supercharging FOMO and the facade vs historical cultural references.

> “What we found was a really strong connection between feeling badly about your money situation and how much time you spend on social media,” Isabel Barrow, director of financial planning at Edelman Financial Engines, told CNBC.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/social-media-reason-millennia...

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Re:Gen Z's financial angst underlies shift to the right by alephnerd on Saturday December 07, 2024 @09:22PM (#42354542)

Social Media plays a role, but it isn't that significant. For example, alot of the "tradmom" kinda stuff is relatively niche among my age peers despite it being used as an example of our generation becoming more right leaning.

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