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Why Is Gen Z So Exhausted?

On existential exhaustion, idea consumerism, productivity hype, and breaking the fatigue cycle

May 16 • Luba Kassova

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April 2026

Gen Z Reflections from Inside a Journalism Festival

On wonder and anger, journalism’s dangerous rush toward AI, and the hope of community and curiosity

Apr 30 • Luba Kassova

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I’ve seen a system collapse before. This feels eerily similar.

What communist Eastern Europe, the manosphere and modern war profiteering have in common.

Apr 14 • Luba Kassova

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“We all live with normalised addiction, including our parents”

In conversation with a 16-year-old about ditching TikTok, reignited motivation and different forms of recreation

Apr 1 • Luba Kassova

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March 2026

The Beliefs We Inherit From Our Mothers

About love, independence, sex, weight—and the ideas we rarely question

Mar 14 • Luba Kassova

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Boxed In: The Claustrophobic Existence of Women Today

On cornered women, muzzled voices, and the search for air.

Mar 8 • Luba Kassova

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February 2026

Five ways to prepare for the unthinkable

In conversation with Ukrainians on preparing for and surviving catastrophes

Feb 24 • Luba Kassova

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Who the Media Really Serves and Who It Ignores

A hard truth from the Nordic “Who Makes the News” conference

Feb 10 • Luba Kassova

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January 2026

How Tech Quietly Hijacked the Evolution of Consciousness

And how to reclaim it

Jan 31 • Luba Kassova

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Let’s Discuss the Unthinkable

Are we doing enough to prepare ourselves—and our children—for the possibility of war?

Jan 18 • Luba Kassova

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December 2025

Rage against the dying of the light

Spontaneous reflections from a year lived in oscillation

Dec 31, 2025 • Luba Kassova

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To My Paid Subscribers: A Note of Gratitude

Behind the Curtain: Looking Back Before Moving Forward

Dec 24, 2025 • Luba Kassova

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