Air Date: 12-10-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, and Deon (Erin was out this week) discuss: <ul> <li> Ch. 1 - Generational humor, and analysis of Gen Z's absurdist humor and the impact it's having </li> <li> Ch. 2 - The unexpected social side effects of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's campaign on Gen Z volunteers </li> <li> Ch. 3 - The "App"stinence Movement helping people get off of social media </li> <li> Ch. 4 - How the peak Millennial humor mobile game "Sword and Sworcery" has evolved with the times </li> <li> SOLVED! Backstage: Behind the Algorithm: Elon Musk's "Grokapedia" reminding us of the "Conservapedia" of 2010s punchlines, and the co-opting of Gen Z meme humor by right wing extremists to normalize hate. </li> </ul> REFERENCES <a href= "https://medium.com/@haydenlke08/gen-z-humour-whats-so-funny-about-something-so-unfunny-326baabb7b8a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Gen Z Humour: What's so funny about something so unfunny?</a> - Hayden Lim Khai Eun via Medium <a href= "https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-struggling-absurdist-gen-z-humor-memes-2023-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Inside 'Gen Z humor,' the layered and absurdist internet jokes millennials are struggling to keep up with</a> - Business Insider <a href= "https://www.wearepion.com/blog-posts/a-crash-course-in-gen-z-humor" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">A crash course in Gen Z humor</a> - Pion <a href= "https://bpr.studentorg.berkeley.edu/2024/12/05/we-laughed-into-the-void-and-it-laughed-back-understanding-gen-z-humor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">We Laughed Into The Void—And It Laughed Back: Understanding Gen Z Humor</a> - Berkeley Political Review <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/nyregion/mamdani-young-voters.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">A Little-Noted Element Propelled Mamdani's Rise: Gen Z Loneliness</a> - The New York Times <a href="https://mashable.com/article/mass-exit-social-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">A mass exit from social media</a> - Mashable <a href= "https://www.fastcompany.com/91338849/what-is-appstinence-gen-z-alpha-social-media-movement-harvard" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Should you practice Appstinence? Gen Z and Gen Alpha are embracing this Harvard student movement</a> - Fast Company <a href= "https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/7-reasons-to-think-social-media-has-peaked.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">7 Reasons to Think Social Media Has Peaked The platforms have serious problems.</a> - New York Magazine <a href= "https://waltoriouswritesaboutgames.com/2018/05/13/the-mysteries-of-superbrothers-sword-and-sworcery-ep/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Mysteries Of Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP</a> - Waltorious Writes About Games <a href= "https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735530-100-social-media-is-dead-heres-what-comes-next/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Social media is dead – here's what comes next</a> - New Scientist EXTRAS NOT SPONSORS/AFFILIATES <a href="https://appstinence.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Appstinence</a> <a href="https://getbrick.app/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Brick - Device to help you manage phone use</a> <a href="https://freedom.to/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Freedom - App to help you manage device use</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek2eo5lrZws" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">How to make your smartphone into a dumb phone - (Modern Dumbphone)</a>

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