Hey there, digital cousins! Alright, buckle up for this one because I'm about to tell you something that's going to make you feel uncomfortably old: Gen Z is nostalgic for 2019. Not 1999. Not even 2009. Twenty. Nineteen. The year that, for most of us, still feels like it happened approximately five minutes ago. Aisha was scrolling TikTok last week and saw someone caption their video "throwback vibes" featuring fashion and music from 2020. She laughed at first, thinking it was ironic. Then she...

Hey there, digital cousins! Let me paint you a picture: It's Sunday evening. Marcus is scrolling through Instagram, trying to unwind before the work week starts. Within five minutes, he's seen ads for a productivity planner ("Transform your mornings!"), a time management course ("Stop wasting your potential!"), a meditation app ("Finally be present!"), and a productivity journal ("Achieve your goals or stay stuck forever!"). He closes the app feeling worse than when he opened it. Not...

Hey there, digital cousins! So, let's talk about something that's probably happening to you right now as you read this: You're reading these words, but part of your brain is also thinking about that text you need to send, that notification that just buzzed, whether you should check your email, and wait—what were we talking about again? Yeah. That. The year is 2025. Our attention spans have basically become the digital equivalent of a goldfish doing parkour, and nobody seems to notice they're...