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"Often I think we take for granted that younger people who, by definition, have less experience, are every bit as equipped to cast a ballot as their parents, their grandparents," he said, "who have been thinking, debating and participating in this for decades longer."

How's their decades of experience been working out for us?
And while Gen Zers voted decidedly with Democrats last year — and say they were most concerned about issues related to abortion — some still wish they were better informed before voting. That's all according to a new post-election report on Gen Z from the education advocacy organization Murmuration, the Walton Family Foundation and the public opinion firm SocialSphere.

The Waltons love the poorly educated. >

Yeah, gotta love how the article frames Gen Z voters' concerns about not being informed enough and using social media to educate themselves as just being problems with Gen Z and never mentioning how a) our media has been gutted over the past few decades and reliable reporting on local news is almost impossible to find b) campaign finance deregulation has flooded our airwaves with so many advertisements (including advertising that doesn't look like advertising) that it's harder than ever to know what to trust >

Gen Z also has a much better understanding of social media and tends to be capable of distinguishing bullshit from serious content, a skill I dearly wish my Boomer dad would pick up. >


Gen Z also has a much better understanding of social media and tends to be capable of distinguishing bullshit from serious content,

And this right here is why groups like the Walton Family Foundation and public opinion firms are studying them - "How do we get these kids to fall for our bullshit so they buy and vote for things we want them to?" >

I think this just speaks to how we're all inundated with information, both false and true information as the case may be. 
In the world we live in, I think the best we can do is get our information from multiple sources that list their bias. Because there's no such thing as a "non-biased" source. It's just not possible. Everyone has an opinion. Even the most "non-biased" outlets still have to pick what stories get covered based on limited time. 
And we probably shouldn't be using social media or sites which rely heavily on an algorithm to serve you up content, for news. 
What I think is the most interesting part of this article is this; 

"That said, a potential lack of party identity leaves hope for Republicans. Notably, just 30% of Gen Zers surveyed said they aligned with Democrats, compared to 24% for Republicans and 28% for independents."

That's despite them voting overwhelmingly for Democrats in the last election. I don't think people are picking parties anymore. As a millennial, I know I'm not. Democrats are just a more palatable Republican. I think most people recognize that we're not represented anymore, and I think Gen-z is plugged into this fact far more than anyone else. >


Because there's no such thing as a "non-biased" source. It's just not possible. Everyone has an opinion. 

"Truth as a matter of opinion", itself, is not true. That's how you allow yourself to stay confused.   
Hearsay from your pastor about the upcoming "collapse" of civilization should hold different weight than predictions from MIT, with environmental, ecological and economical models pieced together over decades with low p-values. Although the fact may exist that journals publish "everything" and you can find one to say "anything", certain journals have certain citation rates that demonstrates how other peers think they should be applied. 
For journalistic sources, there's Politifact and AllSides, that demonstrate whether a source is a) right-winged or left-winged or b) how accurate a predictor of events the source is. If you can't really discern the tools to distinguish FOX's factual ratings from BBC's factual ratings, then... >

That one comment about issues like abortion, gun control and immigration reform "distract" Gen-Z from more "applicable" issues like finances and tge economy shows exactly how utterly morally bankrupt the modern Republican party is when it comes to social issues: apparently Republicans think my concern for my sister or my LGBTQIA+ friends, when it comes to health care access, is a "distraction" from how Republicans can lower my taxes by $100/yr... >

Beyond their immorality, it also shows their hypocrisy (we're only "distracted" with things like LGBT rights and reproductive healthcare after they made those things issues in the first place by going after them) and their stupidity ("We should talk about the economy, not bleeding heart crap like immigration and healthcare, which definitely don't have any impact on how our economy functions.") >

I think even now Gen Z is underestimated.
The way the GOP is continuing to run their areas and do the stupid shit they are doing is not doing themselves favors with the new voting Z’ers. 
This “we’re right because we are in power.” Doesn’t cut it in their eyes and attacking marginalized groups, being raised under fears of school shootings. This base is done with both parties and their shit. If Dems drop the ball, they will vote them out. 
I really think that things are and will change. There is a lot of like minds from Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z now. >

They don't have any power when Republicans won't let voters decide. >

You better get off your asses and vote or the republican/trumpateer/nazis will be running everything.