Hacker News with Generative AI: Gen Z

Over 4M Gen Zers are jobless–experts blame worthless degrees and broken promises (fortune.com)
Over 4 million Gen Zers are jobless—and experts blame colleges for ‘worthless degrees’ and a system of broken promises for the rising number NEETs
Economy, Education, Gen Z, Labor Market
11 points by amichail 7 days ago | 9 comments
Gen Z on why they stopped trusting experts in favor of influencers on TikTok (fortune.com)
Gen Z teens tell us why they stopped trusting experts in favor of influencers on TikTok
Gen Z, Social Media, Trust, Influencers, TikTok
8 points by speckx 7 days ago | 2 comments
Yope is sparking GenZ interest with an Instagram-like app for private groups (techcrunch.com)
Photo and video apps targeting young adults with social hooks are a dime a dozen these days, so those that show traction with 18-twentysomethings tend to catch the attention of investors looking for the next Instagram or TikTok.
Social Media, Gen Z, Mobile Apps, Startups
3 points by PaulHoule 33 days ago | 0 comments
Is nearly a quarter of Gen Z queer – or is something else going on? (thehill.com)
According to a new Gallup report, nearly one in four Gen Z Americans identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. That’s more than just a statistic — it’s a statement, and a troubling one, for reasons that will become clearer.
Gen Z, LGBTQ+, Social Trends, Statistics, Identity
9 points by koolba 33 days ago | 3 comments
Gen-Z shifted on Israel vs. Hamas from 50-50 (Dec 23) to 79-21 (Jan 25) (twitter.com)
Gen Z, Public Opinion, Israel, Hamas, Social Media
7 points by delichon 72 days ago | 2 comments
Companies are firing Gen Z employees soon after hiring them (euronews.com)
A recent report found that companies were dissatisfied with their Generation Z (Gen Z) new hires and may avoid hiring recent graduates in the future.
Gen Z, Employment, Labor Market, Hiring Practices
9 points by makerdiety 108 days ago | 5 comments
Gen Z's definition of financial success includes joining the top 1% (fortune.com)
According to a recent survey from financial firm Empower, Gen Zers on average believe an annual salary of $587,797 and net worth of $9.47 million are needed when they envision “financial success.”
Gen Z, Finance, Wealth, Millennials, Survey
14 points by paulpauper 123 days ago | 12 comments
Why Gen Z and Millennials Are Splurging Instead of Saving (cnbc.com)
Generations, Millennials, Gen Z, Finance, Saving
5 points by Dore_nova 191 days ago | 4 comments
Wikipedia is facing an existential crisis. Can Gen Z save it? (theguardian.com)
Established in 2001, Wikipedia is an “old man” by internet standards. But the role it plays in our collective knowledge of the world remains astonishing. Content from the free internet encyclopedia appears in everything from high-school term papers and pub trivia questions to search engine summaries and voice assistants. Tools like Google’s AI Overviews and ChatGPT rely heavily on Wikipedia, although they rarely credit the site in their responses.
Wikipedia, Gen Z, Online Encyclopedias, Artificial Intelligence
6 points by beardyw 202 days ago | 2 comments
Gen Z job seekers should be willing to work for free, long hours (fortune.com)
Gen Z, Job Market, Labor, Work Culture, Economics
7 points by zhengiszen 255 days ago | 4 comments
Noplace, a mashup of Twitter and Myspace for Gen Z, hits No. 1 on the App Store (techcrunch.com)
Social Media, Gen Z, Mobile Apps, App Store
10 points by jshprentz 273 days ago | 2 comments
Gen Z Plumbers and Construction Workers Are Making BlueCollar Cool (wsj.com)
Gen Z, Construction, Plumbing, Labor, Culture
38 points by JumpCrisscross 296 days ago | 27 comments
Gen Zers struggling to stay in work or school– and the parents who are at a loss (businessinsider.com)
Gen Z, Workforce, Education, Family, Mental Health
33 points by rntn 340 days ago | 37 comments
Gen Z recreates MySpace as 'Nospace' – there's a 380K-person waitlist (nypost.com)
Gen Z, Nostalgia, Social Media, Technology, Internet
12 points by mikhael 344 days ago | 0 comments