I think it's permanent

I wrote about a theory, and then found the data to back it up. So, here's another theory. Also, 7 other things worth your time.

Back in October, I wrote about a young woman who shared tips on TikTok on how to make money by signing up for academic surveys.

Her name was Sarah Frank. She’s a freshman at Brown University, and she had a whole slew of these videos suggesting ways to make a little money on the side.

Better than working retail, some might say.

Things went viral (her videos, not my article).

Millions watched and acted on her advice—to the point that researchers were flummoxed, trying to figure out why their survey samples suddenly skewed heavily toward Generation Z women: 91 percent, in one case.

Hmmm, I thought (and I wrote at the time). I had a theory:

It has to do with the Great Resignation and those 4 million people per month who keep quitting their jobs … If you ask the Department of Labor, they’ll tell you that they’re doing so with nothing else lined up.

But honestly, that makes zero sense. … And it makes me wonder:

What percentage of people quit jobs (especially lower-wage jobs), because they figur…