Jess Karl
@jesskarl.bsky.social
i write a newsletter for bloomberg ✍️🦖 https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/opinion-today
To Gen Z, vapes have long been the villain. They never experienced the graphic anti-smoking ads of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Instead, cigs tick the nostalgia box for them.
How can we avoid a slide back? Read my take with @lisamjarvis.bsky.social & @taylortyson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
How can we avoid a slide back? Read my take with @lisamjarvis.bsky.social & @taylortyson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Is Gen Z Romanticizing Cigarettes Again?
Younger generations are witnessing more celebrities smoke on social media — and adults aren’t paying close enough attention.
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
To Gen Z, vapes have long been the villain. They never experienced the graphic anti-smoking ads of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Instead, cigs tick the nostalgia box for them.
How can we avoid a slide back? Read my take with @lisamjarvis.bsky.social & @taylortyson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
How can we avoid a slide back? Read my take with @lisamjarvis.bsky.social & @taylortyson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
But: Haven't cigarettes always been aesthetic?
Old Hollywood used them all the time to signal style. That allure remains to this day — but what's different about the 2020s is that cigarettes are surfacing in digital spaces that parents and health officials aren't always privy to
Old Hollywood used them all the time to signal style. That allure remains to this day — but what's different about the 2020s is that cigarettes are surfacing in digital spaces that parents and health officials aren't always privy to
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
But: Haven't cigarettes always been aesthetic?
Old Hollywood used them all the time to signal style. That allure remains to this day — but what's different about the 2020s is that cigarettes are surfacing in digital spaces that parents and health officials aren't always privy to
Old Hollywood used them all the time to signal style. That allure remains to this day — but what's different about the 2020s is that cigarettes are surfacing in digital spaces that parents and health officials aren't always privy to
Looking at the data, cigarette use is still at an all-time low among teens and adults. This is great news!
But as smoking becomes more normalized in pop culture, there's a real worry that the imagery will end up influencing behavior down the line
But as smoking becomes more normalized in pop culture, there's a real worry that the imagery will end up influencing behavior down the line
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Looking at the data, cigarette use is still at an all-time low among teens and adults. This is great news!
But as smoking becomes more normalized in pop culture, there's a real worry that the imagery will end up influencing behavior down the line
But as smoking becomes more normalized in pop culture, there's a real worry that the imagery will end up influencing behavior down the line
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To avoid that fate, Substack needs to reckon with its role in the information ecosystem, says @jesskarl.bsky.social.
Here’s how:
Here’s how:
Everyone Has a Substack. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The newsletter platform is headed for the same pitfalls as podcasts. But it still has time for a course correction.
www.bloomberg.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
To avoid that fate, Substack needs to reckon with its role in the information ecosystem, says @jesskarl.bsky.social.
Here’s how:
Here’s how:
the whelms are whelming
January 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
the whelms are whelming
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Fed source to me: “It’s like a bank heist and the bank is America. Not really being hyperbolic to say control of those systems would allow an extremely fast collapse of the economy. Imagine it’s a plumbing system and someone takes a sledgehammer to the central pipe.”
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Fed source to me: “It’s like a bank heist and the bank is America. Not really being hyperbolic to say control of those systems would allow an extremely fast collapse of the economy. Imagine it’s a plumbing system and someone takes a sledgehammer to the central pipe.”
ugh i bet all the drinks will be served in those golden chalices from love is blind
January 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
ugh i bet all the drinks will be served in those golden chalices from love is blind