The Subtext: Gen Z’s Speaking Problem, Revisiting Nate Bargatze, Meta’s Child Safety Settlement

Turns out, Gen Z is talking less, scrolling more, and forgetting how to be human.

This week, Savannah and Lee unpack the surprising decline in everyday conversation and why talking to strangers actually matters. Then a listener’s question prompts them to revisit Nate Bargatze drama. Does calling in vs. calling out work with public figures? 

And things get spicy when they dive into Meta’s $17 billion child-safety settlement, social media addiction, kids and algorithms, free speech, government regulation, and the complicated question of who gets to shape us online. 

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Things we mentioned in this episode:

⁠Gen Zs like me are speaking 451 words fewer every day – and I know why by Esme Gordon Craig⁠

⁠Heather Holleman on No Small Endeavor⁠

⁠Jemar Tisby on No Small Endeavor⁠

⁠James Lawson on No Small Endeavor⁠

⁠Free Speech Part 1 - The Subtext⁠

⁠Free Speech Part 2 - The Subtext⁠

⁠The Social Reckoning Trailer⁠