Zoomers are doing Tae Bo, listening to records, and reading paper books. Why?

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Somewhere in America right now, while those of us over 50 listen to Snoop Dog, frantically check our 401(k)s, and ask ChatGPT if Teslas require an oil change, a Gen Z friend group is sitting in a bar listening to actual records, taking photos of each other with point-and-shoot cameras, and plotting a trip to walk the Camino de Santiago.

Jennifer Steinhauer was a reporter at the New York Times for 25 years and has written four books. She currently writes on Substack about intergenerational relationships, work in your 50s, and the best use of canned tuna.