“Gen-Z Stare” and the Log-In Epidemic
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4.6 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim parse through the annoying practice of logging in and downloading apps. From hiking in the woods to brushing our teeth, it seems like we can’t do anything online these days without being prompted to make an account or download an app. Why do tech companies pressure us to log in all the time? And if we log out, why do they shame us into downloading apps for fast food places and refrigerators? But first, what’s the “Gen-Z Stare” and is this simply TikTok creating another intergenerational conflict?
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| 1:05.0 | And I'm Kate Lindsay. |
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| 1:11.6 | culture. And Candice, the discourse that was all over my for you page over the weekend is something |
| 1:18.2 | called the Gen Z stare. And as sort of the resident, dare I expose you, gen Zer of this duo, |
| 1:27.2 | yeah. I want to know, have youier of this duo. Yeah. |
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