Gen Z Discovers Ultimate Life Hack: Just Sleep Through the Struggle
NEW YORK — In what experts are calling “the logical conclusion of burnout culture,” an increasing number of Gen Z individuals are rejecting society’s expectations of ambition, success, and even basic consciousness in favor of “ sleepmaxxing ” —the revolutionary lifestyle trend of maximizing sleep as much as humanly possible.
“You know how older generations say ‘I’ll sleep when I’m dead?’” said 22-year-old sleepmaxxing enthusiast Tyler Vasquez, adjusting his silk eye mask and sipping melatonin tea. “Well, Gen Z flipped that and said, ‘Nah, I’ll just sleep now, thanks.’”
Once dismissed as mere laziness, sleepmaxxing has now become a fully-fledged movement, bolstered by viral TikTok videos, Reddit threads, and a growing number of wellness influencers claiming that the key to a fulfilling life is simply not being awake for most of it.
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