who will just send me TikTok links that describe a "situation" or their and their friends' "state of mind" - sortof like a video version of the static graphic "memes". 
I have no account on any of these social media things but will look at any "web" versions that are publicly available, if I can.
When one of my nieces had a 16th birthday party last year, she and a whole pile of her friends were sprawled all over the living room, on chairs, sofas, and the floor, completely "silent", save for a giggle here and there, as they were "communicating" through the texts and video chats and whatnot - INCLUDING to the ones sitting right next to them. 
Thing is - they know exactly what is going on in current events as they can suddenly start commenting about 45 and name names of the loons out of nowhere, but then will move onto something else. One wonders if they "are listening" and I found that they are, and I can actually have a conversation with them and they know what I am talking about (and they certainly aren't getting it from DU). 
The older generations had to learn "duck and cover" and about fallout shelters and the younger ones have had to learn how to deal with an "active shooter" situation. 
I wanted to edit to add that one of the most horrific "mass shootings" here in PA in the recent past happened in a very rural area - Lancaster County, PA in an area with Amish communities and at an Amish school house in West Nickel Mines, PA. There were 5 young girls killed and 5 others injured.
The school was eventually torn down and a new one built.
So "shootings" are not just an "urban" thing.
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