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Gen Z Locking In Until 2026 on The Viral List

Gen Z locking in for the rest of the year, The Cutting Room Floor’s job posting controversy, and the AriZona x The Rizzler collab are going viral… 

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KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • An office coordinator job listing for The Cutting Room Floor podcast salaried at $55K in NYC sparked major online backlash
  • Gen Z on TikTok is determined to “lock in” (a.k.a. focus) on their goals from now until 2026
  • AriZona turned its viral April Fool’s “Rizzberry” joke into a real collab with 9-year-old TikTok star “The Rizzler”
Gen Z is planning “The Great Lock In” to focus on their goals for the rest of the year  Summer is winding down, back to school season is in full swing, and Gen Z has declared the last stretch of 2025 “The Great Lock In.” “Locking in” is the gen’s slang for fully committing or hyper-focusing, whether on homework or self-care. In this case, it’s about spending the final months of the year getting serious about being healthy, keeping routines, or finally checking off their 2025 goals before 2026 begins. The trend started in mid-August when creator @shmeat posted NBA...

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