💬 Quoted: "No matter which industry you're in, people are all going to be creators.”

• Younger Americans are increasingly adding a new title to their LinkedIn profiles and resumes: “content creator.” According to HubSpot’s annual State of Consumer Trends Survey, 45% of millennials and Gen Z Americans call themselves content creators – despite many lacking the large social media following typically associated with the job. Of the Americans who refer to themselves as creators, HubSpot found one-fourth have less than 1,000 followers, while nearly half have under 5,000 followers.

🚆🛣️ Stat of the Day: Americans are starting to embrace longer commutes to work (the drive to survive) – likely because they’re happening on a less frequent basis, according to new research from Stanford University. Since 2020, the share of “super commutes” (75 miles or longer) have grown by nearly a third, while commutes between 50-74 miles rose by 18% and those less than 35 miles declined. Researchers say a large portion of the shift can be attributed to the widespread adoption of hybrid work schedules, allowing employees to sometimes work from home.

🤔 Did You Know? Last year, Costco sold ~10x more glizzys hot dogs than all 30 MLB stadiums combined (200 million vs. 20 million).

📰 Worth a Read: How Spider Silk Could Inspire Microphones of the Future → (Smithsonian Magazine)