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DavidDvorkin

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4. I was a young person in the Sixties, but now I'm a cynical old pessimist

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:49 PM

Oct 5

The system gives up a bit of ground and waits for the youth rebellion to fade, and then it oozes back to where it was. In the long run, it seems hopeless.

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Will Bunch: A Gen Z revolution is sweeping the globe. Is it coming to America? [View all] Nevilledog Oct 5 OP

I Hope Not OC375 Oct 5 #1

No but you may not be the dire circumstances many of them are, although I fear we're headed that way fast n/t Cheezoholic Oct 5 #3

We need to support it and help prevent movements like this by young people from being exploited by nefarious actors Cheezoholic Oct 5 #2

I was a young person in the Sixties, but now I'm a cynical old pessimist DavidDvorkin Oct 5 #4

I think it oozes back past where it was. SamKnause Oct 5 #5

Unlikely. And most of thess have been disasters JI7 Oct 5 #6