Social: What happened to “socialites”?
What happened to "socialites" and the socialite lifestyle and "circuit"? They still exist but their form has mutated to influencers and non-profit hobby jobs.
Economy, Demographics: Are young men under 30 doing worse today than 3-4 decades ago?
Per economist Marian Tupy, young men are doing much better today.
Demographics: Vermont schools saw 25% enrollment drop over 20 years
Vermont schools have lost 25% of their students over the past 20 years.
Demographics: “70% of people turning 65 will need long term care” – is 100% misleading
Most long-term care for the elderly is provided at home, by family members. The 70% figure used by insurance salespeople is bogus.
Government: State spending, per capita (2024)
State spending per capita (2024). Some states spend (and presumably tax) much more than other states.
Gen Z: Decline in home ownership due to a change in personal values?
Media and social media posts compare home ownership percentages of young cohorts in the 1980s and today and conclude it's due to price. May be not.
Education, Demographics: Wisconsin public schools have lost 41,000 students
Down 41,000 students in 11 years, 69 schools were closed during the past 2 years.
Demographics: Having kids when parents are age 40+
Social media says the demographic cliff isn't a big deal, people can just have more kids over 40. Probably not.
Demographics: Chart illustrating the dramatic change in teens working part time
Nice Federal Reserve chart showing teen labor force participation rate (age 16-19) from the past to the present.
Generations: We don’t have data on Gen Z home buying
because the sample sizes are too small. Gen Z is age 13-28 and few are to the age of being home buyers. However, we can do some inference...