Cultural Critique

Every generation is defined by the way it pushes back against the status quo. For Gen Z, the generation raised on smartphones, social media, and instant content, rebellion does not look like more noise. It looks like silence, slowing down, and saying no to endless consumption. Underconsumption — choosing less over more — isn’t laziness

Every generation faces a unique challenge that tests its ability to remain true to itself. For ours, that challenge is the rise of artificial intelligence. With AI writing our emails, curating our social feeds, generating art, and even influencing politics, one question rises above the noise: where does authenticity live in a world that increasingly