Daniel Cash
Daniel Cash is a law student at ANU.
Opinion
Biology
Myth busted: the idea the brain doesn’t fully develop until 25 is wrong
If we accept that we don’t just “tick over” into adulthood, the idea that 18 should be the default age to drink, buy cigarettes, drive, vote and gamble begins to seem arbitrary.
- by Daniel Cash
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Social media
As a Gen Z wanting to get off social media, I lived for a week using a ‘dumb phone’
I’m 19 and sceptical about the government’s proposed social media ban. But a more effective alternative is gaining traction among Gen Zers.
- by Daniel Cash
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Sexism
Gen Z men have a problem with feminism. We need to talk about why
Earlier this year, a global study found one generation of men more than any other thinks feminism has gone too far. That generation, I’m uncomfortable to say, is mine.
- by Daniel Cash
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Australia votes
They can work, drive and graduate. But teenagers want something more
Politicians can only ignore young voters for so long. Eventually, they’ll reach the ballot box, and they’ll remember who stood in their way.
- by Daniel Cash
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Social media
Snapchat’s worst feature is turning Gen Z into narcissistic, paranoid stalkers
Addiction is one concern here, sure. But more dangerous still is the culture this creates.
- by Daniel Cash
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Political leadership
Young voters aren’t disengaged by choice, we’re missing in parliament
There are more than three million Australians in their 20s, yet no one in the House of Representatives is under 30. The party that can fix this stands to win a large tract of voters.
- by Daniel Cash
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Political leadership
Low-rise jeans have won over Gen Z. Here’s how the Coalition can do the same
The cycle of youth opinion is brutal and constant. Birkenstocks, once decidedly out, are in again. The Coalition, too, can win over my generation. Here’s how.
- by Daniel Cash
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Social media
Instagram’s latest change could make my generation the most ignorant ever
A new algorithm update means we will have less engagement in some of the most important issues of our time. We should all be seriously worried, and angry.
- by Daniel Cash
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Gen Z
I’m a soft-handed, coddled Zoomer. Boomers, teach us how to cope
Sure, my “snowflake generation” may need mental health breaks, but Boomers could buy a house before they were 25. And where they got Donald Bradman, we got Donald Trump.
- by Daniel Cash
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Cost of living
Christmas ‘becoming a luxury’ as cost of living bites into festive spirit
The cost of groceries is the leading strain on the nation’s wallets, as two thirds of voters say they will be spending less this Christmas period than last year.
- by Lisa Visentin and Daniel Cash
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VCE
The VCE is designed to be gamed. With ATAR results out, did we get what we needed?
From the get-go, the VCE seems to encourage strategy and cynicism over intellectual curiosity. This is clear in subject selection. But where does this leave graduates?
- by Daniel Cash
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/by/daniel-cash-p536tv