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Digital Wellbeing Movement

... come under scrutiny, but additional gaming rewards called loot boxes are also being criticized for promoting compulsive behavior. Loot boxes are randomized reward bundles that players can purchase that contain cosmetic items, weapons, and tools to customize their avatars. Some within the gaming community assert loot boxes are comparable to gambling because their contents could be something valuable or something completely useless, which encourages rampant spending. The adverse effects of gaming ...

Gaming The System

... Gen Z sees new purposes in gaming beyond mere entertainment, opening fresh opportunities for developers and marketers alike.Gen Z is rewriting the stereotype of young gamers, eliminating the stigma and finding positive benefits from spending time immersed in games. When Gen Y was younger, video games were still becoming mainstream and were much maligned in the media for their addictive and potentially brain-rotting properties, and, as a result, most Ys were reticent to identify themselves as ...

Family Ties

... spending time together physically—although that’s certainly still of key importance—but rather, it’s about being connected, enabled by their access and given how hard it is to be in the same place at the same time.Quality time, to me, is spending time with each other without interruptions. Leaving the outside world and just focusing on enjoying each other. My husband is on the road working 5-6 days a week. Every weekend, we make sure to spend time doing something our son will enjoy. Usually ...

Money Talks

... Young adults work to maintain financial identities and habits as individuals in relationships and strive to be transparent about money with their partners. Having lived through a recession and coming of age saddled with student loan debt, money has become a central concern for Generations Y and Z around the world as they grow into adulthood. Even their romantic relationships aren’t immune to the influence of their entrenched financial footprints, spending habits, and attitudes about money. Not ...

The Generational Manifesto

... Zs), tend to share the same approach to spending and saving, having experienced these key events during a pivotal time in their lives. These events shape their future behavior: Ys aren't concerned about saving and instead spend for the present because they grew up during a time of economic prosperity, whereas Zs are highly cautious with their money and value financial security because they grew up witnessing financial struggles. Likewise, the way in which people are raised, such as having ...

Mind the Store

... free public use.58% OF Ys AND 72% OF TRENDSETTERS SAY THE DESIGN OF INTERIORS AND PUBLIC SPACES STRONGLY INFLUENCES THEIR SENSE OF WELLNESS. 70% OF Ys AND 61% OF TEEN Zs ARE TURNED OFF BY STORES THAT ARE BUSY AND LOUD STREET STYLE Seven in 10 Ys say workout clothes are fashionable, with Trendsetters and Zs being even more likely to say so. Now that such clothes are in style, 57% justify spending on them because they can wear them both out and to the gym. Men are even more likely than women to say ...

Find Your Place

... %, respectively) say that when they return from a trip, they start planning a new trip, demonstrating the extent to which they lead on-the-go lives. Whereas travel was a luxury that past generations tended to enjoy only once in a while (think yearly family vacation), Ys and Zs are going away more regularly because they're willing to make concessions in other areas of their lives in order to have the money and/or time for it. They believe Where There's A Will, There's Away, and are giving up spending in ...

The Age Of Innocence

... public venues, such as watching TV, playing video games, and playing board games (see chart below).I've noticed my nightlife starting to get pretty tame in recent years, and I think this is a trend overall. I like spending time with people where at the end I feel like it was quality time, and I don't get that as much when we are out at a loud bar where we can't talk. I definitely find that my friends and I are spending more time doing smaller group activities and tamer activities like board ...

The Self-Improvement Revolution

... . men to think each have a “cool factor,” and the same goes for U.S. Zs more so than U.S. Ys.Which of the following, if any, are cool to you?Please select all that apply. Learning new things | Trying new things | Being healthy physically | Taking time for yourself | Being mindful | Being intellectual | Being well-traveled | Spending time on your appearance | Being on top of global cultural | None of the above THE YEAR OF SELF-IMPROVEMENTIn the past year, youth have taken ...