What Gen Z’s Expensive Latte Habit Really Means
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What Gen Z’s Expensive Latte Habit Really Means

Don't be so quick to criticize young people for their artisanal coffee cravings. It's not really about the coffee.

Reagan Conrad

Every generation has had its vice. Boomers had cigarettes. Gen X had Diet Coke. Millennials and Gen Z? We have lattes.

Somewhere along the way, coffee became a personality trait. It used to be free at restaurants. Now we happily spend $8 for lattes while simultaneously complaining about the cost of living and food.

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