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history rhymes, or something (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I think the examples I gave were wide-scale for their time in history.

But I don't really want to argue against OPs point. The intelligent, not yet indoctrinated, youth are usually on the right side of history.

[–] smayonak 2 points 2 hours ago

I completely agree with you. There might be some exceptions but in general what you say is true: when there's a sea change, a zeigeist, young people are the first to sense it. You don't get sweeping changes and protests at the senior care facility.

I think it's also that the young have less to lose and more to gain. Most gen Xer are sitting around on their hands because they stand to lose much more than they gain. They have mortgage and car payments, children, and health insurance. If anything breaks, that can all come tumbling down.