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[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

“Millennials” “too much to lose?”

lol do you know any millennials?

[–] BeMoreCareful 10 points 1 year ago

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

[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year 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 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

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

I assue you I have very little to lose.

[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[–] Venat0r@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

cringe

[–] Hotdogman@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My right to tendies shall not be infringed upon.

[–] guildz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Unironically this