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Gen Z is done with both political parties | America, Actually (www.youtube.com)
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It’s clear that the youngest generation of voters isn’t the same as the ones that came before. So, what’s up with the kids?
Gen Z researcher Rachel Janfaza joins Vox’s Astead Herndon to discuss how young voters are prioritizing economic survival, confronting their anxieties related to AI-job displacement, and searching for pragmatic, transparent leaders who address their everyday challenges.
00:00 Astead’s love-hate relationship with Gen Z
05:04 The theory of two Gen Z’s
06:19 How the pandemic broke Gen Z
09:48 Growing up with a phone in one hand
16:15 Rejection of the algorithm
17:56 The drivers of economic anxiety
22:08 AI and the future of work
25:25 The gender divide, explained
31:43 Hope for a post-Trump politics
32:51 Takeaways
Sources and further reading:
The Up and Up: www.theupandup.us/

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[–] _wizard@lemmy.world -4 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Yeah, then they either don't vote or vote for jill stein

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

while people like you vote for genociders who dont vote for a single damn thing that actually benefits you.

[–] _wizard@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For your information, I was young once. In the election between Clinton and Trump, I went Stein. I learned my lesson. The world is not black and white.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

yeah the husband from devils panties has a horror story of living in florida and voting third party with bush/gore. He has to live with that.

[–] Turret3857 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

me when I make shit up to cyclically hate the new generation

Americans under the age of 30 voted for Harris by 4 points (50 percent Harris – 46 percent Trump), though young men and women diverged dramatically, with men under 30 voting for Trump by 16 points (41 percent Harris – 57 percent Trump), and women under 30 voting for Harris by 24 points (59 percent Harris – 35 percent Trump).

fuck off.

The youth turnout rate of 47% in 2024 was slightly lower than the historic 50% in 2020, but it remains a marked improvement from the 39% rate in 2016. To put it in historical context: young voter turnout in the United States had hovered between 35–40% for most elections since the 1970s. The 2020 and 2024 cycles represent a genuine structural shift.

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[–] lIlIlIlIl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We could shape one party to who we vote for, but bullshit both-sides-ism isn’t going to remove the cancerous fascism and the pedophiles in the white house

[–] thethrilloftime69@feddit.online 5 points 5 days ago

It seems like progressives are finally making headway within the Democratic party. This has needed to happen for a decade. The Democrats have been working really hard to prevent it from happening, but I guess they can't completely shut it down. The next decade will tell whether or not the Democrats can be a real conduit for progressivism, but if they can't be, then both-sides-ism will be the least of your problems.

[–] waltersf@bookwyr.me 9 points 1 week ago

I’m so proud of this gen🥲