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Nov 25, 2024 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
There are two Gen Zs: those who graduated high school pre-Covid and those who grew up during Covid. 🧵
The pandemic had a huge impact on how we see the world, but it didn’t change everyone in the same way. The Gen Zers who were younger at the peak of the pandemic had a different experience. Most of them spent a year of high school or middle school without any socializing.
Aug 28, 2024 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
In a listening session last night, young people confirmed what was clearly the DNC’s thesis in bringing creators to the convention: many watched the convention via clips on social rather than cable/by reading traditional news. 🧵
"It was interesting to really watch it in the time of TikTok, I think, and see different clips of it show up throughout the next day. I had several friends tell me, 'you know, I'm not going to watch it. I'll just find the clips on social media tomorrow,'" said one 24-year-old.
Oct 16, 2020 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
Members of Gen Z have fought for racial, climate & immigrant justice, gun violence prevention & more since 2016.
Recognizing the intersectionality of the issues they care about most, young leaders have built a united front of young voters ahead of the 2020 election.
