Italy is preparing to ban face coverings in schools and cap the number of foreign students per class, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said as she played up her right-wing credentials at a youth event organized by her party. https://t.co/DjLkzpqFXl
Ça fait une semaine que je suis à Paris et je vois partout le même business model : vendre des petits luxes à une classe moyenne qui n’a plus les moyens du luxe.
Quand tu gagnes 1 900 €, que le plein dépasse 100 € et que les vacances, les meubles ou les vêtements de qualité deviennent inaccessibles, tu ne renonces pas à tout plaisir. Tu réduis l’unité d’achat.
Tu n’achètes plus le sac à 800 €. Tu achètes le latte à 6 €, le cookie fourré à 7,50 € ou la brioche feuilletée au Nutella à 8 €.
8 €, c’est un prix absurde pour une pâtisserie.
Mais c’est un prix très bas pour avoir, pendant 20 minutes, l’impression de s’offrir du luxe.
Voilà pourquoi ces business cartonnent alors que beaucoup se serrent la ceinture. Ils ne vendent pas seulement du café, du sucre ou une pâtisserie instagrammable. Ils vendent une récompense encore accessible à des gens qui ne peuvent plus se permettre les grosses.
Le déclassement ne tue pas la consommation.
Il la fragmente en petits plaisirs très chers.
Just had the creepiest scam ever happen 20 minutes ago.
I got a call from my wife telling me she forgot her wallet and needed the credit card to pay for her gas.
Except my wife was at home with me, and drives a Tesla. Same voice, bit... off, weird cadence but 100% sounded just like her. If she wasn't there, and it wasn't about gas I would have fallen for it.
I entertained it for awhile to get more out of it, I was so confused. Must be some sort of voice deepfake. The responses were too fast for ai, I think it was a voice filter. I wish I had thought to record it.
The future is about to get fucked. Warn your loved ones, do verbal passwords with your kids.
Bit taken aback
Dog meat was once a popular summer dish in South Korea. Now, with a nationwide ban set to take effect in 2027, vendors and longtime customers are preparing for what may be their last season seeing the meat on the market. Kyu-Seok Shim reports https://t.co/Y33vtUd2fg
Clubbing is dead and has been replaced by fitness & wellness.
Ppl used to party to socialize and date but now they do things like HYROX, bathhouses, and running raves.
The death of clubbing is something to be studied:
— US has lost 12% of its nightclubs in the last 24 months
— 25% of US adults didn’t drink at all last year
— Gen Z drinks 30% less than Millennials did at the same age
On the flip side:
— According to Strava, the number of running clubs recorded on the platform increased 3.5x in 2025
— 72% of Gen Z go to run clubs to meet new people
— Sauna and spa market: $11.8B → $22.4B by 2034
The post-alcohol economy is gonna be a massive category.