Derek Thompson

Do you think this is a completely overblown fear of older people who don't know what they're talking about? Or do you see signs of real political frustration among young people that goes beyond these sort of I should say here, do you see signs of real political frustration between young men and women that goes beyond the routine frustrations of just dating when you're 23, 24 years old?

Let's do both of those topics as a follow-up. I wanna get to the antisocial century and the state of Gen Z romance in a second, but I don't think I've given you a chance to really give me your full-throated thesis statement

Let's do both of those topics as a follow-up. I wanna get to the antisocial century and the state of Gen Z romance in a second, but I don't think I've given you a chance to really give me your full-throated thesis statement

Let's do both of those topics as a follow-up. I wanna get to the antisocial century and the state of Gen Z romance in a second, but I don't think I've given you a chance to really give me your full-throated thesis statement

on how housing supply and high housing prices and the rapidly rising age of the first-time home buyers in America is playing a role in shaping the psychology of Gen Z. You've brought it in through the back door for some of my questions that didn't mention housing, but let's bring it in through the front door. How is housing and the question of housing anxiety shaping Gen Z?

on how housing supply and high housing prices and the rapidly rising age of the first-time home buyers in America is playing a role in shaping the psychology of Gen Z. You've brought it in through the back door for some of my questions that didn't mention housing, but let's bring it in through the front door. How is housing and the question of housing anxiety shaping Gen Z?

on how housing supply and high housing prices and the rapidly rising age of the first-time home buyers in America is playing a role in shaping the psychology of Gen Z. You've brought it in through the back door for some of my questions that didn't mention housing, but let's bring it in through the front door. How is housing and the question of housing anxiety shaping Gen Z?

You should not apologize. I should be the one apologizing for not having made it to the first question.

You should not apologize. I should be the one apologizing for not having made it to the first question.

You should not apologize. I should be the one apologizing for not having made it to the first question.

There's been a lot written about delays in adulthood and delays in what some people unfortunately call adulting, which is to say in previous decades, there was a certain expectation that by a certain age, the vast majority of Americans will have bought their first house, gotten married, had their first child. And the age at which the typical American is meeting those expectations

There's been a lot written about delays in adulthood and delays in what some people unfortunately call adulting, which is to say in previous decades, there was a certain expectation that by a certain age, the vast majority of Americans will have bought their first house, gotten married, had their first child. And the age at which the typical American is meeting those expectations

There's been a lot written about delays in adulthood and delays in what some people unfortunately call adulting, which is to say in previous decades, there was a certain expectation that by a certain age, the vast majority of Americans will have bought their first house, gotten married, had their first child. And the age at which the typical American is meeting those expectations

old-fashioned milestones for adulthood is going up and up and up. A part of that, I think, is absolutely a housing story. Another part of it is, I think, a story about isolation. I think young people are dating less in part because they're just seeing other human beings less.

old-fashioned milestones for adulthood is going up and up and up. A part of that, I think, is absolutely a housing story. Another part of it is, I think, a story about isolation. I think young people are dating less in part because they're just seeing other human beings less.

old-fashioned milestones for adulthood is going up and up and up. A part of that, I think, is absolutely a housing story. Another part of it is, I think, a story about isolation. I think young people are dating less in part because they're just seeing other human beings less.

I wrote a cover story called The Antisocial Century about this phenomenon, but I want to talk about it with you in the context of dating. So I met my wife on the dating app Bumble back in 2015. I've read in several places that the apps are really struggling to retain users. Bumble in particular, I learned this from you, is down 90% since its IPO. And when you look into why...

I wrote a cover story called The Antisocial Century about this phenomenon, but I want to talk about it with you in the context of dating. So I met my wife on the dating app Bumble back in 2015. I've read in several places that the apps are really struggling to retain users. Bumble in particular, I learned this from you, is down 90% since its IPO. And when you look into why...

I wrote a cover story called The Antisocial Century about this phenomenon, but I want to talk about it with you in the context of dating. So I met my wife on the dating app Bumble back in 2015. I've read in several places that the apps are really struggling to retain users. Bumble in particular, I learned this from you, is down 90% since its IPO. And when you look into why...

It turns out that young people just aren't dating at nearly the rates that previous generations were at this age. Just 56% of Gen Z adults have been in a romantic relationship during their teen and early 20-something years compared with over 70% of baby boomers and Gen Xers. That's according to the Survey Center on American Life, which you quoted in your Substack essay.