• stoly@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I have been saying for the past 6 - 8 years that Gen Z is the future, they are different, they are compassionate, etc. My opinion changed on that Tuesday in a bad way.

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        1 day ago

        I am also elder Gen Z and im really fucken hoping its just our version of Gen X and Boomers being confused about Dragon Ball Z fights. Otherwise I hope the runts get trial by fired and knock it off.

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      18 hours ago

      They’ve been raised to believe their thoughts are valid and they should speak up, instead of shutting the fuck up and listening until they have enough experience.

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      8 hours ago

      Turns out that growing up with a phone in their hand made a lot of them particularly susceptible to right-wing propaganda.

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            51 minutes ago

            Maybe they bought into Kamala’s messaging that Trump had no chance and that even Republicans hated him. No point turning up if its as good as won.

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              22 minutes ago

              That’s not the message I saw. I saw him being considered an imminent threat, unlike in 2016.

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        5 hours ago

        I agree that this is the lesson, but it’s bolstered by decades of bad behavior by the previous generations who chose not to leave a livable world for their children.