“You Don’t Owe Anyone Anything:” Gen Z & The Viral Hyper-Individualism Myth

Mini Scroll · Sep 26, 2025 · 26m · transcript

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In this episode, we are interrogating the stereotype that Gen Z are most the most hyper-individualistic generation. We'll explore what hyper-individualism really means, the societal and political forces behind it, and draw conclusions based on our insight and research.

Timestamps:

00:00 BRITA ad

00:40 Intro

3:15 What is hyper-individualism?

4:55 Neoliberalism & individualism

5:54 Democracy & individualism

7:34…