Voices of Gen Z

It Was the Damn Phones

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

Jun 12 •

Gen Z, Social Media is Optional

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

Jan 23 •

Gabriela Nguyen (inactive)

We Live In Imaginary Worlds

This is all one big hallucination

Oct 21, 2024 •

No, I’m Not Always Available

Don’t apologize for disconnecting

Sep 19, 2024 •

What Happened to FOMO?

We now fear taking part more than we fear missing out

Aug 8, 2024 •

Aren’t You Lonely?

Friendship has become another joyless thing to do on a screen

Jul 5, 2024 •

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 •

CALLING ALL GEN Z: Phone Free Friday Summer Challenge!

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

Jun 7, 2024 •

Your Boyfriend Isn't Your Camera Man

“Her need for me to catalogue her life is slowly draining my soul"

May 29, 2024 •

The Youth Rebellion Is Growing

Seven Gen Z Leaders Working to Reduce the Harms Caused by the Phone-Based Childhood

May 20, 2024 •

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A Time We Never Knew

"Phones? No. We had each other."

Apr 22, 2024 •

Algorithms Hijacked My Generation. I Fear For Gen Alpha.

Freya India explains how algorithms act as conveyor belts, transporting girls to dark and extreme places

Nov 10, 2023 •

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