Voices of Gen Z

You Have To Be Human

I realize now that I want to be real

Feb 4 • Freya India

Growing up Online Nearly Killed Me

A dual narrative of mother and daughter about a new school, new phone, and online grooming

Nov 20, 2025 • Roxy Longworth and Gay Longworth

NYC, Join the Mass Deletion: October 10, 2025

Oct 5, 2025 • Freya India

We Are The Slop

Your life is my background noise

Sep 29, 2025 • Freya India

It Was the Damn Phones

A Gen Z poet conveys the effects of the phone-based childhood

Jun 12, 2025 • Korijanes

Gen Z, Social Media is Optional

Young people can use technology to connect directly while shunning the apps designed to hook us

Jan 23, 2025 • Gabriela Nguyen (inactive)

We Live In Imaginary Worlds

This is all one big hallucination

Oct 21, 2024 • Freya India

No, I’m Not Always Available

Don’t apologize for disconnecting

Sep 19, 2024 • Freya India

What Happened to FOMO?

We now fear taking part more than we fear missing out

Aug 8, 2024 • Freya India

Aren’t You Lonely?

Friendship has become another joyless thing to do on a screen

Jul 5, 2024 • Freya India

A Gen Z Perspective on Why We Must Pass the Kids Online Safety Act

Social media holds immense promise to connect us. But to reap the benefits, we need to regulate it first.

Jul 1, 2024 • Sam Hiner

CALLING ALL GEN Z: Phone Free Friday Summer Challenge!

This Summer, Let’s Reclaim Our Time (Starting June 14th)

Jun 7, 2024 • Freya India

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