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The Future. Millennials flocked to cities more than previous generations did, but rising housing costs and mortgage rates are sending them back out to the suburbs. Many are upset with the relative lack of amenities, but millennials could change that if they push for zoning reform. No place like homeFinancial woes have forced millennials to […]
The Future. Starting a company is hard enough — but with the recent turbulence in the startup space, investors are predicting an even tougher environment in 2024. From the struggle to find funding to a silent IPO market, investors are predicting that this year will see an unprecedented founder mental health crisis. Taking a tollIt’s […]
The Future. The US used to have two coastal zones where people could live their best lives without touching down in “flyover” states. But as the quality of life, cost of living, and ability to build in coastal cities like New York and San Francisco decline, economic and societal power could shift to flourishing Southern […]
The Future. Looking ahead to the next five years, Gen Z ranks being personally fulfilled, cultivating and maintaining friendships, and traveling as more important goals than advancing their education. This may prove (at least among younger generations) that life experience really is the best teacher… and investment. School’s outBusiness Insider and YouGov conducted a survey […]
The Future. In 2022, Paterson, NJ, implemented a small basic income program that enabled low-income residents to afford necessities. For 2024, Paterson is trying again on a larger scale — creating a blueprint for other towns to follow nationwide (rather than hoping MrBeast will do it for them). The basicsPaterson Mayor Andre Sayegh outlined the […]
The Future. 2023 saw the expansion of our collective business jargon, with funny words and phrases for various forms of disengagement breaking out on social media. If workers want help setting boundaries or being more productive in less time, then they may not need to look further than Instagram or TikTok for inspiration. Language mattersFast […]
The Future. While many sectors of the economy have recovered from the pandemic, most sit-in restaurants haven’t — and the ones that have are too expensive for most people to patronize. If trends continue, dining out may become a flashy spectacle consumed only by elites. Priced out to takeoutVarious factors have made sit-in dining unaffordable […]
The Future. MrBeast’s videos increasingly involve competitions that reward people with cash for surviving difficult experiences. While the winners receive life-changing amounts of money, the rising popularity of this entertainment suggests that many Americans may see no other way out of crippling debt. Squid realityMrBeast’s recent content entertains by providing individual solutions to a larger […]
The Future. The Stanford Center on Longevity has put together a report on what life would be like in a world where most people lived to 100. The findings stress that society must prepare for the inevitable long-term economic, environmental, and cultural implications. In the short term, organizations could start re-organizing teams to account for […]
The Future. Time moves so fast that we may be entering the era of “nowstalgia” — cycles of missing things that, in actuality, are pretty recent. This phenomenon could encourage brands to give their products a second life if they didn’t really take off during their initial release. YesterhourCoined by BBC’s Leah Carroll, nowstalgia is […]