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[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 48 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

When the people's concerns are ignored, you get peaceful protests. When peaceful protests are ignored, you get civil disobedience. When civil disobedience is ignored...

This ain't your Millennial's Occupy. Gen Z is skipping straight to the real shit.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How do you know they were Gen Z and not Millenials?

[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Millennials are too old and have too much to lose now.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

“Millennials” “too much to lose?”

lol do you know any millennials?

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemdro.id 8 points 10 months ago

Our backs hurt and our knees aren't what they used to be.

[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I'm an old millennial and many of the millennials that I know (around 70:30 split) have started a family. Usually when you have a child your perspective starts to shift.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I’m only a few years older than a zoomer and I have nothing to lose.

Try again.

[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Try taking care of your family and say you have nothing to lose.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I assue you I have very little to lose.

[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you're the backbone of your family there's suddenly a lot of things to be lost.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I don't, I'm a total loser.

[–] Venat0r@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Only if they're in a career that got some pay rises that sorta kept up with inflation in the last couple of decades such as software development or... Finance?

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago

This ain't your Millennial's Occupy. Gen Z is skipping straight to the real shit.

cringe