I wrote about the generational ennui of Gen Z and young millennials. For many of us our entire lives have felt like a continuous political and existential crisis—the pandemic has exasperated that just as we're starting our adult lives https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryancbrooks/gen-z-young-millennials-coronavirus-pandemic-recession
"You’re free-falling into a version of the future you didn’t want. That sinking, weightless feeling is what it’s felt like, for the most part, to be alive for the past 20 years."
I talked to 9 young people across the country about their experiences. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryancbrooks/gen-z-young-millennials-coronavirus-pandemic-recession
I talked to 9 young people across the country about their experiences. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryancbrooks/gen-z-young-millennials-coronavirus-pandemic-recession
Some of our earliest memories are of America post 9/11 and of watching our parents and relatives struggle through the Great Recession with little to no assistance. It's shaped our collective outlook on government, the American Dream, and our own futures. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryancbrooks/gen-z-young-millennials-coronavirus-pandemic-recession
You can catch me chatting about the story on Friday at 1 p.m. during a Q&A with @tomgara https://bzfd.it/2VIeZS5