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Bad News for Gen Z’s Wallet, It’s on The Viral List

Spirit Airlines’ shutdown, John Summit’s scorched suitcase, and the bad news coming for Gen Z’s wallets are all going viral…

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KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Spirit Airlines suddenly shut down this past weekend, sparking crowdfunding efforts and viral memes across Gen Z’s feeds
  • John Summit’s meltdown over his damaged Rimowa suitcase turned into Gen Z’s latest “IYKYK” meme moment
  • Gen Z is joking that there’s “bad news” coming for their wallets
Spirit Airlines shutdown—obviously there’s memes, but also…crowdfunding from Gen Z? Spirit Airlines, you were bigger than the whole sky. (Literally.) On Saturday, the budget airline suddenly shut down after 34 years in business, leaving thousands of travelers scrambling after arriving at airports only to discover canceled flights and empty gates. Faithful Spirit flyers mourned the loss of the airline that made ultra-cheap spontaneous trips possible. But one 32-year-old went is going viral for attempting to crowdfund the airline back into existence. After posting a TikTok proposing they save the airline, Hunter Peterson launched letsbuyspiritair.com, where users could pledge hypothetical contributions...

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