c/progressivepolitics · by waltersf@bookwyr.me · 7d

Gen Z is done with both political parties | America, Actually

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxoHOPOM0Ok

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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lIlIlIlIl@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 17 pts · 7d (1 reply)

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 pts · 5d

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 · 10 pts · 7d

I’m so proud of this gen🥲

_wizard@lemmy.world · -5 pts · 7d (5 replies)

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

Turret3857@infosec.pub · 9 pts · 6d

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.

waltersf@bookwyr.me · 8 pts · 7d

kreskin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3d (2 replies)

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

_wizard@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3d (1 reply)

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 pts · 3d

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.