• bolexforsoup
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    4 months ago

    18-24 year olds didn’t show up for Bernie in 2015 or 2019. They aren’t coming this time. Their enthusiasm always get way overestimated.

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      4 months ago

      Probably because that’s one of the primary demos of sites like Lemmy and reddit, plus some sub populations of Twitter

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        4 months ago

        I also think millennials/gen X need to not demand Gen Z bail us out, especially since a substantial portion can’t even vote yet.

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          Why not? As an elder millennial/xennial I’d be totally happy with Zs coming up to me saying we saved your ass for the rest of my life if they show up to vote.