millennials

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Aug 21, 2018 by Tyler Cowen · across every show →

Everything said about millennials, oldest first

Aug 21, 2018 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Cowen: Millennials face a high risk of impoverished retirements
“It's much harder for millennials to save, and I fear they will have impoverished retirements. Especially since the fiscal budget on the federal side is problematic as well.”
Tyler Cowen Aug 21, 2018 ▶ 47:58 #39 Tyler Cowen: Thinking About Thinking
Jul 2, 2019 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Haidt: Millennials escaped social media harm due to later brain development
“When the millennials got social media in college or later, they weren't damaged by it. There's no sign that millennials had a crisis of mental health, because their social nature was largely, their brains were mostly developed.”
Jonathan Haidt Jul 2, 2019 ▶ 18:28 #61 Jonathan Haidt: When Good Intentions Go Bad
Jan 21, 2020 negative
Insight
Managers use generational stereotypes as lazy excuses for poor management
“I think most managers really struggle to be good at their jobs. To be a good clarity manager, really hard especially in the midst of a lot of unpredictable change. And so, when stuff starts going squirrelly on you, you're gonna reach for any convenient narrati…”
Jeff Hunter Jan 21, 2020 ▶ 52:32 #74 Jeff Hunter: Embracing Confusion
Jun 29, 2021 negative
Assertion Supported
Hertz: One in five millennials has zero friends
“One in five millennials Don't have a single friend.”
Noreena Hertz Jun 29, 2021 ▶ 4:36 #114 Noreena Hertz: The Crisis of Loneliness
Jan 20, 2026 positive
Insight
Housel: Older Generations Inevitably Criticize Twenty-Year-Olds Across Every Historical Era
“I think the truth is no matter the generation, no generation handles their twenties with a lot of grace and dignity. It's a very difficult period because you're still trying to figure out who you are. You are technically an adult. You are technically on your o…”
Morgan Housel Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 37:25 Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want
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