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In reply to the discussion: On DU's population aging, and change to DU... [View all]JI7
(89,249 posts)88. Yes, they have things like Tik Tok and a bunch of other social media things they are into
They communicate in their own ways. But they also are not going to be interested in politics as older people are. It will come naturally to them as they get older which is how it has always been .
There is a weird thing on DU where they always act like most young people are sad and suffering and nobody is listening to them
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I was 54 when I joined---almost 18 years ago now. Senior citizen discounts, etc....
panader0
Jan 2023
#5
Well, the repugs/republicans have turned off the younger generation in record numbers. We,
SWBTATTReg
Jan 2023
#3
I think one of the issues to address is whether we treat today's youth with the same animosity that
progressoid
Jan 2023
#7
It isn't happening on DU. There are almost no active posters under 30, and even
Celerity
Jan 2023
#87
I know plenty of younger people who think it did. Maybe this is part of the issue? (n/t)
OldBaldy1701E
Jan 2023
#70
My husband and I are a "young" 80, have been daily runners for 40 years - all our friends are
Peregrine Took
Jan 2023
#60
I remember seeing "No more old white men" on a regular basis here on DU in 2016.
jalan48
Jan 2023
#26
Funny, I've never noticed a shortage of Bernie Sanders and AOC supporters
highplainsdem
Jan 2023
#66
Yes, even Kuninich had huge amount of Support on DU . John Edwards and Kucinich had more support
JI7
Jan 2023
#85
Yes, they have things like Tik Tok and a bunch of other social media things they are into
JI7
Jan 2023
#88
Just curious, but where do you go when you are not here hanging out with "conservative cultists"?
Hekate
Jan 2023
#130
Probably a nice place where Democrats are ripped to shreds? You know, freedom.
betsuni
Jan 2023
#133
I never saw any posts calling that politician a "commie" or a "traitor." Maybe your confirmation
emulatorloo
Jan 2023
#138
Good points, all. But about aging Japan-- one of their big problems is their immigration policies...
Hekate
Jan 2023
#120
And into the eighties, like Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five's "The Message."
betsuni
Jan 2023
#72
Unfortunately/fortunately, I have a hunch that some folks stop in and lurk-
Prairie_Seagull
Jan 2023
#38
Float the idea out there and see who responds. Then check in with EarlG, and see about a group...
Hekate
Jan 2023
#121
That's a thought. Though it's important to note that we do have a fair number of members...
Hekate
Jan 2023
#47
If my kids did not have their mother and myself, they would be in danger of the same...
Moostache
Jan 2023
#53
Absolutely right we don't have another 40 years, especially as a democratic nation...
Hekate
Jan 2023
#67
You've got me by a few years. I hope that I am still plugging away like you when I get more Golden.
Prairie_Seagull
Jan 2023
#149
Heh. One of the things I like best about a pad with touch screen is blowing up the font size...
Hekate
Jan 2023
#51
I was sixty one when I joined. Makes sense I was winding down my business and prepping for.....
usaf-vet
Jan 2023
#61
The DUers/Democrats-are-wealthy-old-centrist/conservative-elites insult is just to make us mad.
betsuni
Jan 2023
#76
Retaining relevance amid generational changes. Aught to be a book...or at least a smallish war.
jaxexpat
Jan 2023
#94
Age is not a factor. Intelligent analysis and readable, interesting, fact-based writing is.
Martin68
Jan 2023
#104
I came on in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq & got tremendous fact-based, well-sourced info...
Hekate
Jan 2023
#114
I hear you, & I keep hearing this from others now that I've raised the age issue...
Hekate
Jan 2023
#117