How Gen Z Girls Were Turned Into Objects - Freya India | #78

Are girls’ standards too high or too low? Has growing up with p*rn damaged us? How can we even know what’s normal in a relationship?
I welcome back Gen Z writer Freya India to discuss these questions and more. Is our generation cooked or are things starting to turn around? Freya’s book, ‘GIRLS®: Generation Z and the Commodification of Everything’, is out now! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250442222/
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Girls have transformed from people into products
00:58 Freya’s experience growing up
02:54 Is this phenomenon unique?
08:54 How normal is cheating?
12:00 Gen Z don’t have language for what they’re going through
14:45 Shouldn’t liberal girls hate being commercialised?
17:33 Influencers are way more extreme than ever before
22:32 How can you tell which influencers to trust?
27:20 Are we over-entertained?
29:21 What’s been the most disturbing secret you’ve uncovered?
31:44 Growing up with p*rn
38:11 Elliot overshares about his p*rn… mishap
41:25 Snapchat trends
42:42 Filters made us feel ugly
48:45 Will there be a Gen Z backlash?
55:55 Our standards are not too high, they’re too low
1:01:16 Reality now reflects social media
1:06:28 What’s been the reaction to your book?
1:10:21 The most harrowing thing to write about
1:12:26 Social media is turning everyone into teenage girls
1:14:42 Women use brashness as a defence mechanism
1:17:55 We can’t handle imperfect
1:21:53 What would be your advice to a 10 year old girl?
1:24:25 Which emotions should we lean into?
1:26:58 What’s next?
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In a world saturated by social media and marked by skyrocketing rates of anxiety, depression, and ADHD among Gen Z, young people are growing up in a landscape of chaos and contradiction. While protests swell in city streets and activists hurl soup at famous artworks to demand climate action, a quieter crisis unfolds within - the mental and emotional battles faced by a generation trying to make sense of it all.
The Next Generation is hosted by 20-year-old Elliot Bewick, offering a raw and honest look at the world through the eyes of those living in it. Bringing together insight from professionals and young people on the ground, this podcast isn’t here to complain or chase clout. It’s here to bend the arc of the modern world towards solutions, truth and a love for the beautiful adventure of life itself.