Jon Haidt finds a rich, out-of-touch conservative zoomer to use as a mouthpiece
Jon Haidt finds a rich, out-of-touch conservative zoomer to use as a mouthpiece
A Zoomer explains her generation’s malaise to older generations
Found on HN, where you can also find the worst possible commentary.
Why is this in the dunk tank when the article is correct and incredibly insightful? This part specifically struck me:
Has your faith waned? Just hook your identity to a pseudo-religious political ideology. Spluttering commentators stand ready to lead you down rabbit holes, until the only people you see eye-to-eye with are extremists on the other side of a screen.
I actually had to self reflect with this one, because I'm at a point where the only people I see eye-to-eye with are extremists on the other side of a screen.
It's in the dunk tank because a boomer is using an unrepresentative zoomed to push their simplistic "kids these days, phone bad" grift. No one thinks capitalist social media addiction is good, but none of the material factors (like car dependence, declining standards of living, high housing costs) that make young people vulnerable to it are addressed or even mentioned in the article. The closest thing is an idealist checklist of "zoomers don't have faith in these failed institutions, and that's bad".
And I say this as an Xer.