Danny Groner
@dannygroner.bsky.social
Director of Growth PR, Forecast Labs, an investment group. If you're working on anything that touches on consumer habits, be in touch. I write about careers, community, and care in my newsletter. You can subscribe here: http://dannygroner.substack.com.
"A quarter of participants said they felt lonely all of the time, while 30% expressed feeling that way some of the time." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Some 64% of Young Men Who Trade Stocks Daily Feel Like Failures
Surging retail trading isn’t just transforming markets; it’s also highly correlated with demoralization in young men, according to a new study.
bloomberg.com
"The question now is, what does Wilson want? He’s made it clear what he doesn’t want. No more unattractive store workers. No more “brand harvesting” collaborations, as he refers to the Disney-type partnerships. No more wasteful tech company acquisitions such as Mirror."
Lululemon Is At War With Itself
The troubled $14 billion athleisure giant has a new CEO and a seemingly fresh start. But the next battle is only beginning.
bloomberg.com
"We become better thinkers by investing into that writing a degree of attention we’d never give it if we relinquished the task to A.I." This is backward. We become better writers when we do the thinking in advance, propelled along by sitting down with other people to discuss their experiences.
Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I.
It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.
nytimes.com
Half the people you know are fatter than you remember because of aging. Half the people you know are skinnier than you remember because of GLP-1s.
A friend is launching a digital marketing consultancy. I said to him on the phone today about his industry, "People don't hire know-it-alls. They hire experts."
I wrote about the triumph of Doing Your Own Research and the stupid, nasty thing that is replacing some very recent history in real time. defector.com/were-just-go...
We're Just Going To Keep Doing 2020 Again Until All The Wrong Stuff Is True | Defector
In a bunch of ways, there is no real percentage in remembering what things were actually like during the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond all the uncertainty and suffering and death, there...
defector.com
Airlines Really Don’t Want You to Buy Their Cheapest Tickets www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
Airlines Really Don’t Want You to Buy Their Cheapest Tickets
No-frills basic-economy fares have always had restrictions, but the list keeps growing.
wsj.com
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There’s a guy on TikTok who posts just him taking a pizza out of the oven every day with tongs and all of the comments are about how their day is ruined from having watched this
These betting markets sites are so socially corrosive. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My son has cancer. Kalshi wants you to be able to bet on his medical future | Joshua Pederson
The predictions market is planning to allow betting on clinical trial results and regulatory decisions as our family fights for his survival
theguardian.com
Wrote about the online backlash to restaurants using AI-generated food photos on menus and flyers. (Sorry to foist this image of "chicken nuggets" that look like Goldendoodle meat on you!) www.huffpost.com/entry/ai-foo...
You’ll Never Unnotice This About Restaurant Menus And Promotions Now
Restaurants are resorting to something that looks unappetizing to sell their food.
huffpost.com
I don’t feel well today. I powered through responsibly. I am on my way home despite.
"Liberal bubble" has only ever meant anywhere where right wing perspectives aren't artificially elevated and forced into everyone's feeds.
Near Center of Palisades Fire, a Sign of a Comeback www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...
Pacific Palisades Shopping Center Set to Reopen Following Palisades Fire (Gift Article)
Rick Caruso, the billionaire real estate developer and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate, is reviving a property still surrounded by burned-out lots.
nytimes.com
Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
"Anyone who has ever been truly broke knows how totalizing a cognitive experience it can be. Every step of every day is a math problem that refuses to add up. The brain adapts by constantly calculating and recalculating the same figures in an attempt to find a loophole."
Social Media’s Last Taboo
It’s okay to be every kind of person online — except struggling.
thecut.com
OH after a viewing of the Odyssey: Teenager: You have to watch Inception, and you have to watch Tenet. Mother: How about I just watch what I feel like watching? Teenager: Struggling women making ramen?
The influencer bubble is finally popping www.fastcompany.com/91576953/the...
The influencer bubble is finally popping
Creators seem ascendant, but don’t kid yourself: Brands and AI have the power. How new metrics and marketplaces are defining a creator economy optimized for marketers and machines.
fastcompany.com
"Cook says she was extremely socially anxious before she started coming. Now, she finds interacting with strangers considerably less scary." www.wsj.com/us-news/how-...
How One Man’s Cure for Loneliness Started a Movement
He went to the park with a sign inviting people to talk about their day. Six years later, they’re still talking.
wsj.com
@fastcompany.com seeks a senior writer for design: talkingbiznews.com/biz-news-hel...
Fast Company seeks a senior writer for design - Talking Biz News
Fast Company is seeking a Senior Writer to join its Design Team. The ideal candidate will be an experienced journalist with deep knowledge of the names and trends shaping the design world, sharp insti...
talkingbiznews.com
"Reddit is for the post-discovery step. It puts the brand into a broader framework of experiences that goes beyond just friends and is more reliable than AI. Reddit itself is probably also eager to show that there is more to its platform than just snarky commentary or negative reviews."
The “No-Makeup Makeup” Look Is On the Way Out
Move over, clean faces. Reddit released its annual beauty insights, and the results indicate where trends might be headed (think 'Euphoria')
vanityfair.com
I wasn't feeling myself this morning, and I did the things you're supposed to do when you're not feeling yourself, and, team, I have to tell you... it works.
"America’s pervasive obsession with diet and longevity has coincided with the “K-shaped” economy, a bifurcation of wealth and spending, to position these alternative sweets as “accessible luxury goods,” as Emily Schildt, the store’s founder, put it." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/d...
Who Put Candy on a Diet?
“Healthy” confections, whether marketed as “better-for-you” or “functional,” have overwhelmed grocery and convenience stores, and even found their way into gyms and supplement shops.
nytimes.com
"PS facilities have shared lounges and private suites, as well as their own TSA agents. Customers are often greeted with Champagne and caviar and pampered with gourmet meals and massage treatments. When it’s time to board your flight, a driver whisks you directly to the plane in a BMW."
It’s Easier Than Ever to Fly Private Without Your Own Jet
The options are multiplying if you’re willing to pay a premium to avoid commercial travel
wsj.com
