Julia Alexeenko

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Expertise: Gen Z, Trends, Popular Culture, Media

Julia Alexeenko is a popular culture and media analyst at EduBirdie. With a Bachelor's in Cultural Anthropology and a Master’s in New Media and Digital Culture, Julia combines interdisciplinary insights to examine how digital media trends influence Gen Z's choices, opinions, and preferences. She specializes in emerging local and global trends and the manifold effects of the digital landscape on Gen Z.

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LGBTQ Coming Out Survey: Half of Queer Gen Z Waited, and Their Parents Are Why

A new LGBTQ coming out survey of 1,500 queer Gen Z adults finds that nearly half delayed coming out because of their parents, and most spent years editing their own behavior to pass as…

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02 Jun 2026 15 likes

The Lonely Generation: What Gets in the Way of Gen Z Friendships?

Group chats, FaceTime, and followers in the thousands… There’s no generation as connected as Gen Z. Yet, they’re considered to be the loneliest generation in history. Is it too much screen time, too little…

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25 May 2026 32 likes

Family Unfiltered: How Gen Zers Really Feel About Their Parents

There’s no better generation than Gen Z when it comes to sticking to their values, setting boundaries, and prioritizing their mental health. But parents complicate things. You don’t get to pick em, you have…

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07 May 2026 22 likes

Meme Mirrors: What Your Faves Say About Your Stress

Memes and TikToks are all fun and games — until they aren’t. The jokes we enjoy are a reflection of our mental state, fascinations, and deep fears. Here’s what your favorite short-form content reveals…

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23 Apr 2026 25 likes

Cheap And Sustainable: Top Gen Z Travel Destinations 2026

Travel used to be pretty simple: you find the cheapest flight, book a cute Airbnb, take some photos, and go home. But with Gen Z traveling more than ever, they are redefining what a…

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16 Apr 2026 21 likes

Blunt Reality: Gen Z’s Relationship With Cannabis

Gen Z is drinking far less than the generations before them, but they haven’t ditched vices entirely. Pot, grass, green, skunk, herb, Mary Jane, or whatever the youth calls it these days… The name…

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15 Apr 2026 16 likes

Logging in and Leveling Up: How Gen Zers Spend Their Free Time

Gen Zers often get dragged for being addicted to their screens… endlessly scrolling TikTok, watching eight-episode series in a single night, and tapping away on Discord between games. There’s definitely some truth to it.…

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09 Apr 2026 17 likes

Trash or Treasure: How Gen Z and Millennials Are Turning Waste Into Wealth

Businesses discard billions of dollars in inventory every year due to minor damage, approaching use-by dates, or simply to clear space on the shelves. To them, it isn’t worth the effort required to sell…

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31 Mar 2026 18 likes

Gen Z Women Are Done Chasing “Girlboss”? Ranking Their Dream Lives

Almost half of Gen Z women prefer a calm and stable life: happily married, with kids, and perhaps a job of their own, while the man is the primary earner. They just want peace…

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26 Mar 2026 24 likes