Personal finance: “Eat the rich”
Today we live lives that not long ago were considered luxury available only to the ultra wealthy.
Demographics: Gen Z less likely to own homes at same ages as prior generations
This occurs because today, almost everyone goes to college, 1/3 take on debt, and they don't enter career work until age 23-25, typically.
Economy: The end of secretarial jobs
Up through the 1970s, up to 1 in 5 jobs were secretarial/clerical jobs. Most of those have vanished due to automation (think PCs) and work place changes.
Demographics
Doomerism
Economy
Finance
Gen Z/Generational issues
Media
Nation of Idiots
Personal finance
Stupidity
Economy: Mega lifestyle inflation
The NY Times writes a sob story about couples who can't afford to have a child. It's actually a story about lifestyle inflation.
Real estate: NAR’s 2025 home purchase data
The NAR press release on home buyer attributes has some issues ...
Health: Why do more people have knee replacement surgeries today?
Why do we see many more total knee replacement surgeries today than in the past?
Economy, Gen Z, Demographics: Share of household income spent on food
We spend a lot less of our income on food prepared at home. And while down over time, its trending upward - because more is now spent eating out.
Economy: Housing units per population
Amid claims that we don't have enough housing in the U.S. is this chart showing that the housing units per population is at an all time high.
Demographics
Doomerism
Economy
Gen Z/Generational issues
Nation of Idiots
Personal finance
Policy/Government
Demographics: We must confiscate elder’s savings and kill them off
So says an actual Yale professor, Samuel Moyn
Demographics: Odds of having children past age 30 drop rapidly
Only 4-5% of kids are born to parents age 40 or older. Having kids after age 40 is not likely.