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I Mean . . . (lemmy.world)
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[–] 82 points 8 months ago (9 children)

What does this even mean? The proportion of gen z trump voters was way lower than millennial trump voters in 2024

Regardless these arbitrary generational divisions are worse than meaningless

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  • [–] 38 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    The meme also made millenials the manipulative villain too.

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  • [–] 23 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I have a feeling the meme maker never watched the show.

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  • [–] 23 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child)

    Meme templates often evolve past their original context. A good example is Spider-Man with his glasses. People use it with Peter putting his glasses on to see clearly, but in the movie he had to take them off because his vision was better without them. But without the context of the scene that's (mostly) lost. (He looks sort of squinty with the glasses on, but still confused with them off.)

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  • [+] -6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Generations do have voting habits though, someone from gen Z is not voting for the same reason as the boomers. When people from the younger generation make choices that will hurt their future it should be realized and understood so hopefully later elections (heh for the current system) they can understand why some people aren't in their best interest and things adjusted.

    Mean for voters that want the current situation then they're assholes cause they voted for someone with the worst outcome of the planet and society in mind.

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    Generations do have voting habits though

    What you mean to say is simply that environment influences behavior. "Generations" are just arbitrary buckets that reinforce stereotypes and create division. A young gen x person likely has a lot more in common with an old millennial than an old gen x person.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/07/generation-labels-mean-nothing-retire-them/

    https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/18/its-time-to-stop-talking-about-generations

    https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/05/22/how-pew-research-center-will-report-on-generations-moving-forward/

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Yeah it ticks me off when people get pedantic about generations. It's like y'all know they're just a marketing thing, right? So marketing firms can act like they know whatever generation they're talking about. It's not some official thing.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Please don't say what I meant to say. If I am incorrect i am is all. I think generations have a valid similarity because of the world at the time.

    Mean didn't say the exact generations as said by books but people who grow up in a similar political and economic environment probably are impacted by that situation and that sort of happens, Which is more what I meant.

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