The Coddling of the American Mind Movie

The Coddling of the American Mind Movie

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How to Become an Anti-Fragile Gen Zer: Zack’s Story

How to Become an Anti-Fragile Gen Zer: Zack’s Story

The un-coddling continues

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It’s easy to get down on Gen Zers. Media reports often suggest they’re fragile, flaky and self-obsessed.

But we’ve all encountered Zoomers who belie that stereotype. One who falls into that category is a young man I will call “Zack” (not his real name). He’ll remain anonymous for reasons he explains below, but I can mention that he’s an undergrad at Barr…

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