The Happiness Index Is Falling : But the Coffee Index Is Up According to Bloomberg, the world’s coffee market has reached an all-time high of $500 billion, driven largely by overworked professionals trying to simulate joy through espresso. Meanwhile, the World Happiness Report shows a steady decline in life satisfaction across major economies. The Guardian […]
Influencer Economy 101: How Self-Branding Replaced Self-Awareness There was a time when people aspired to self-improvement. Now they aspire to self-monetization. In 2025, identity has become a business strategy, and authenticity is a subscription model. According to Bloomberg, the global influencer economy is now worth $250 billion, larger than the GDP of most countries that […]
Generation AI: How Humans Became the Slowest App on Earth In 2025, speed has become the new social class. Artificial intelligence writes, calculates, and decides before humans even finish thinking. Bloomberg recently reported that more than half of global knowledge work is now assisted or directly performed by AI systems. The BBC called it “the […]
From Billionaires to Baristas: Everyone’s Now Writing a Newsletter In 2025, the digital landscape is dominated by one unexpected phenomenon: everyone is writing a newsletter. Analysts from Bloomberg, Reuters, and The Economist note that the trend spans CEOs, fintech influencers, baristas, and even amateur hobbyists. Substack, Ghost, and a host of micro-publishing platforms have turned […]
The Luxury of Panic: How Millennials Made Anxiety a Lifestyle Brand In 2025, financial analysts, sociologists, and lifestyle commentators note a striking phenomenon: Millennials have transformed anxiety into a profitable lifestyle brand. From curated Instagram posts to boutique wellness retreats, from NFTs featuring panic-inspired art to “stress couture” fashion lines, the generation once derided for […]