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> I think the new generation is caught up in quizzes that stir up emotions, and psychological tests that determine whether a giraffe is your spirit animal. Giv
by zimpenfish 8y ago
> I think the new generation is caught up in quizzes that stir up emotions, and psychological tests that determine whether a giraffe is your spirit animal.
Given the activism they're showing in, eg, the US, I think if you read the news, you'd be surprised how wrong you are.
> How can anyone justify reading news that only talk about negative things?
To be aware of them in order to help fix them?
- nailer 8y agoA lot of that activism is more performative than practical, judging by voter turnout.
- perfmode 8y agoVotes are weak if there is no one or nothing of substance to vote for.
- js8 8y agoDidn't the last US election have the largest turnout in the past century? See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_United_States_elections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_United_States_elections
- nailer 8y agoIt did, the activists lost.
- SCdF 8y agoHow so? The number of people who perform some kind of activism is way lower than voter turnout. What makes you think there are lots of people who are doing "performative" activism that isn't translating into them voting or otherwise participating in the system?
- nailer 8y ago> What makes you think there are lots of people who are doing "performative" activism that isn't translating into them voting I don't think that. Activism isn't translating into non-activists voting, hence activism being performative.
- skilled 8y ago> To be aware of them in order to help fix them? Good one.
- gowld 8y agoHow do you know what fixes are working if you only read negative things?