Health: Few people who’ve had heart attacks make meaningful changes post heart attack
Surprisingly, most people who have had a heart attack do not take known steps to reduce their risk of another heart attack.
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Gen Z/Generational issues
Media
Nation of Idiots
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Gen Z: In 2019, the average age of Gen Z was 14 years old
This 2019 journalism'ish says Abercrombie was targeting Gen Z consumers with buy now, pay later ... who averaged 14 years old in 2019.
Update: 60-70% of consumers are “paycheck-to-paycheck” every year
In 2025, per Fortune, 40% of those earning $500,000 or more per year are living paycheck-to-paycheck which points to a spending problem as we have supersized or upscaled our lifestyles.
Statistics: Absolute versus Relative Risk
Fun with statistics: Relative risk versus Absolute Risk. Most of the time, particularly with medical drugs, we only hear the relative risk values.
EV: Electric vehicle range in cold winter temperatures
The Tesla Model 3 Long Range EV sees a -25% to -40% drop in range at 18-21 degrees F, with useful range falling as low as 120 miles (read why).
Demographics: Median ages of home buyers
Media meme that median age of today's first-time home buyer is 40 but was 29 in the 80s. But median age of US population was 29 in the 80s and…
Climate: We must ban most pets
The climate police will stop at nothing - more demands to ban pets.
Not very: How meaningful are “consumer sentiment” surveys?
Well publicized "consumer sentiment" public surveys largely see the public regurgitate the negativity recently fed to them by doomer media and social media posts.
Business: Theme Park industry consolidating
Some theme parks are being closed, while most of the others have chosen to go more upscale, with higher prices and what they view as premium alternatives.