📝 Lomez on X:
"Zoomers are the first cohort to be fully immersed in the reality of generational downward mobility. While millenials will also earn less than their parents, they were formed under the expectations of America ascending to a kind of Post-History stasis where at worst their status and wealth was permanently locked in.
Zoomers have none of these illusions and rightfully reject the obsolete and facile narratives they’re expected to swallow and obey to make sense of their lives and ambitions. Those are dead narratives. They do not reflect reality at all. They do not reflect the deranged cultural and political circumstances they’re expected to navigate from a position of negative expected value for pretty much any career path outside of genius tech outlier.
Scolding them is a stupid and pointless exercise that will only drive them further into despair and resentment.
Yes. Don’t be resentful. Don’t give in to despair. Be resourceful and lay a claim on your own life. But it’s also going to require offering Zoomers much better and updated narratives and opportunities for how to accrue status and wealth and the basic conditions for living a dignified life for the average guy who is not an outlier tech genius.
There are short, medium, and long term fixes for this. Some straightforwardly political. Some more complex cultural questions. But the implicit promise of boomer America, even Gen X America, is no longer viable, and that broken promise has absolutely nothing to do with Zoomers themselves."
📎 Lomez
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🌅 Market News Digest
Aug 6-7, 2026 EST
🔥 Top Stories
• Hormuz risk, oil shock, markets wobble — renewed Iran/Strait uncertainty pushed Brent above $83, lifted yields, and pressured stocks/gold
• Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan sign joint defense pact — major regional security shift amid Middle East escalation
• Fed Musalem turns more hawkish — said inflation remains too high, preferred a rate hike, and warned on supply shocks
⛽ Oil & Energy
• Strait of Hormuz tensions keep crude bid — WTI/Brent rallied on fears Iran could restrict shipping; Saudi warned of possible attacks on energy/port infrastructure
• U.S. tariffs on solar supply chain — White House set 15% duty on polysilicon derivatives plus minimum import prices for polysilicon, cells and modules
• U.S. crude imports from Saudi Arabia hit zero — first full-month halt since 1985, underscoring shifting energy flows
📊 Markets & Macro
• Wall Street set for best week in months — AI rebound, strong earnings and hopes for...