#generational-perspectives

#generational-perspectives

A kitchen sink in the island is just not practical. Who wants to sit at the island and look into the sink with dirty dishes in it? Islands are great for setting out a buffet, and then there's a dirty sink in the middle of it all! No thanks!

During the Cold War, popular culture provided Americans with images of nuclear war. Mushroom clouds, DEFCON alerts, exploding buildings, fallout-shelter signs—the possibility of a nuclear holocaust was always lurking in the background, like the figure of Death hiding among revelers in a Bosch triptych.

"Just 90 seconds spent standing on the surface of the planet you were born on and your life span will decrease by about 30 years, give or take."

Being able to go outside and play for ages with other kids sounds amazing. Gen Z is/was under 24-hour surveillance by our parents, and it just sounds nice to be a kid and have fun.

"We are preparing to step out into the flow of passing barges and bobbing river cruise ships... Maddy says, looking up from her phone."