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"Thousands of gen Z students in Greater Manchester are to learn “soft skills” such as empathy and time-management in a UK-first trial aimed at teaching “everyday but essential” tools... It aims to reach 10,000 young people in the city-region by September and has partnered with a number of higher education providers, including the University of Manchester, University of Salford and Manchester Metropolitan University."

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theguardian.com/society/2025/a

The Guardian · Gen Z students in Manchester to learn ‘soft skills’ such as empathy and time managementBy Josh Halliday
13 yr-old daughter texts me: Can I have more phone storage?

Me: Sorry. Your Pixel 7 doesn't support an SD Card to add more storage.

Daughter: Actually, nvm.

Me: Right. Same thing.

Daughter: What?

Me: What what?

Daughter: I said nvm.

Me: And I said your phone doesn't support adding storage.

Daughter: What?

Me: What?

Daughter: nvm = NEVERMIND

#GenX #GenZ #kids
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Australia’s gen Z men more likely to hold sexist views, data shows, as ‘manosphere’ influences take hold

Young women continuing to move away from traditional gender norms, while gen Z men more likely than millennial and gen X men to believe in them

theguardian.com/world/2025/apr

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The Guardian · Australia’s gen Z men more likely to hold sexist views, data shows, as ‘manosphere’ influences take holdBy Tory Shepherd

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@NickEast_IndieWriter Yeah, misplacing the "fuckin"-inserts feels odd.

Absolu-fuckin'-tely.
Phi-fuckin'-ladelphia.

Same with all of the #GenZ -ussy constructs. In #linguistics, we call them pussy blends:

cla-acl.ca/pdfs/actes-2018/Dow

You can say "bussy" blending "boy" and "pussy", but not *"boyussy".

You can say "Nonbinussy" blending "nonbinary" and "pussy", but not *"Nonbinarussy" (evidenced by users like @Nonbinussy existing, but none called @Nonbinarussy.)

This is genuinely my field of study.

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@harld @StellaQuasten allemaal symptomen van hetzelfde voorstadium van fascisme: health supremacy. Vooral #genZ mannen hebben zich deze superioriteit over ieder ander aan laten praten, kijk naar het gevolg van de verkrachtende #TateBrothers . We kunnen het maar beter serieus nemen, en voor zover binnen ons bereik met hand en tand bestrijden. Want ziekte, pech, vrouwzijn en ouderdom is geen keuze maar wat het leven je toebedeeld. Volgens #maartenSteenhagen : msteenhagen.medium.com/loathe-

Medium · Hate fascism? Then don’t be a health supremacist | MediumBy Maarten Steenhagen