Media: Journalism’ish – surprisingly, a generation whose average age is 21 lives at home
Journalism'ish strikes again!
Economy: Why are people increasing spending faster than inflation?
The news media says the economy is horrible. But people are increasing their spending faster than the rate of inflation.
AI, Economy: How many jobs lost due to AI?
So far, surprisingly few.
Economy: Home ownership near all time highs
Contrary to media doomers, owner occupied housing is near historical highs.
Economy: Apartment rental vacancies reach all-time high
Rental prices are also dropping.
Business
Demographics
Economy
Finance
Gen Z/Generational issues
Media
Nation of Idiots
Personal finance
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.
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…
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.