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2. What Shaped Gen Z?

Anthony Onesto1  
(1)
Staten Island, NY, USA
 

Believe it or not, the iPhone isn’t the only thing that shaped Gen Z into the people they are today. The creation of the smartphone is probably the most important thing for our purposes, but it’s not the only thing. Life is never so easily defined.

So, I’m going to give you an overview of some of the other social, economic, and technological factors that have influenced Generation Z, and we’ll return to them throughout the book when it’s relevant to do so.

One thing that’s worth mentioning right off the bat: every generation ...

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