To a younger generation, the word describes a playful response to a difficult world — even if it might strike some as a precious form of capitalism.
Liz Plank, a podcaster in Los Angeles, started her year in the doldrums. Her spirit, she felt, was being weighed down by a breakup with her longtime best friend and roommate, compounded further by the punishing news cycle.
But her mood began to impro... [1270 chars]