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Gen Z Doesn't Trust Anyone
- toomuchtodo 5mo agoCode used for this post can be found at https://gist.github.com/ryanburge/bf9b75a6cb6a66a556ee47a7949e70d6 https://gist.github.com/ryanburge/bf9b75a6cb6a66a556ee47a794...
- JumpCrisscross 5mo agoBecause of clickbait titles that turn “most people” into “anyone?” :P Tongue in cheek. But I’m not seeing the crisis. Especially for a generation that grew up mostly online (in a world that is increasingly online).
- toomuchtodo 5mo agoThe United States Has Become a Low-Trust Society — and That Changes Everything - https://kylesaunders.substack.com/p/the-united-states-has-become-a-low https://kylesaunders.substack.com/p/the-united-states-has-be... - December 28th, 2025 “What matters most is not simply that trust has declined, but that we are learning how to operate inside a low-trust equilibrium. We govern differently. We argue differently. We interpret institutional action differently. And once a society settles into that equilibrium, the downstream consequences compound.” (there is a material cost to a low trust society trajectory, and based on generational cohort turnover and this data, the US is on that trajectory)
- mrhottakes 5mo ago> Non-religious Gen Z folks are incredibly wary of their fellow citizens. Pretty smart reaction given the behavior of many American "Christians" over the past few decades.
- quantified 5mo agoKids were helicoptered and scared by their parents and communities into thinking there's a predator behind every bush. No wonder.