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Gen Z’s Blanketed Legacy

Gen Z’s Blanketed Legacy

What will we be remembered for, and what gift are we hiding from?

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Jake MacCallum
Sep 14, 2024
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“All that glisters is not gold.” – William Shakespeare

Echo and Narcissus (1903) by John William Waterhouse

Gen Z is known to be sensitive, lazy, and immature, and while this reputation may be only half-true, there is a blanket over the window that keeps the guilt-ridden exceptions in the dark, increases the visibility of neon-light-narcissists, and disto…

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