Sorry Trumpers, You're All Dead and Gen Z is Legal

Welcome to #Millennial, the home of pretend adulting and real talk! Laura "wins" a longstanding "game," and Andrew toasts to the end of an era. LendingTree and Credit Karma have conducted surveys of millennials and Gen Z’ers to look at reasons why our age groups may be incurring debt in the pursuit of love.  Younger generations are more likely to accrue "dating debt" than older generations. We get personal and share how much we've spent on dating. Even though it feels like we're always spending, spending, spending, traditional shopping is dying. (Yet another thing to blame millennials for!) Believe it or not, the majority of consumers (54%) prefer shopping in-store, as opposed to online. (We could never.) If you think listening to podcasts helps combat loneliness, how do you think it helps podcast hosts? This show is our social lives!! If you lean on podcasts for companionship, check out this article in the Washington Post about how people use podcasts to fill this gap.  What is the relationship between arousal and focus? What content do we consume to help us focus? This week's recommendations will empower and entertain: SHOOT YOUR SHOT (Andrew), 'Once More with Feeling' by Elissa Sussman, and Baldur's Gate 3 (Laura). And in this week's installment of After Dark, available on Patreon and Apple Podcasts: Laura opens up about a crazy squatting situation her complex experienced last year. The reason police couldn't do anything about it is WILD. Andrew provides a neighbor update, and may or may not be doing surveillance droning to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices