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Young people are extremely vain.
If they could somehow appeal to their vanity more, they would run to the polls like never before.
Something like photo booths at voting stations, exclusive Facebook groups run by the counties that you can only access if you voted. Something that makes you feel special and important.
And I think that's partially happening this time and why voter turnout is at a 100 year high. Every political YouTube vid or Twitter post talks about how this is "the most important election ever". It's obviously not true (no war, no economic crisis, Corona panic is slowing down) but it gives zoomers the impression that they're super important and gives them an excuse to make a billion posts bragging about their vote.
If they could somehow appeal to their vanity more, they would run to the polls like never before.
Something like photo booths at voting stations, exclusive Facebook groups run by the counties that you can only access if you voted. Something that makes you feel special and important.
And I think that's partially happening this time and why voter turnout is at a 100 year high. Every political YouTube vid or Twitter post talks about how this is "the most important election ever". It's obviously not true (no war, no economic crisis, Corona panic is slowing down) but it gives zoomers the impression that they're super important and gives them an excuse to make a billion posts bragging about their vote.
Honestly? This generation of youth won't grow up until they're 30. They face no hardships, no wars, no need to defend anything. Why care about politics when you can continue to live in a decadent lifestyle with no worries?
Until younger people NEED to care about the future or are forced to grow up, any attempts will be wasted. The teenagers who have to work to put themselves through school will care. The teenagers who work part-time jobs to feed their families due to having bums for parents will care. Teenagers who join the military and fight for ((peace)) will care due to having been exposed to real shit. Parents who don't spoil their kids and force them to actually fucking do shit will care.
Until younger people NEED to care about the future or are forced to grow up, any attempts will be wasted. The teenagers who have to work to put themselves through school will care. The teenagers who work part-time jobs to feed their families due to having bums for parents will care. Teenagers who join the military and fight for ((peace)) will care due to having been exposed to real shit. Parents who don't spoil their kids and force them to actually fucking do shit will care.
In my country you can vote at home sending your vote by mail you even get a little text explaining each side .
And you vote for state and federal law modifications.
You also vote for the peoples in charge of your state organisation.
I used to go full doomer by not voting but it's easy enough and not a huge pain so I do it
And you vote for state and federal law modifications.
You also vote for the peoples in charge of your state organisation.
I used to go full doomer by not voting but it's easy enough and not a huge pain so I do it
I'm not really sure why anyone cares about younger people voting when the majority of your years from 18-30 are spent being told you're not old enough to have opinions that mater. But suddenly when election season rolls around people spin on a dime and start begging the younger demographics to vote. And the day after election day it pretty much goes right back to normal. Gee, I wonder why young people are so cynical about the idea.
Vote or die, motherfucker.
I remember those campaigns from 2004, and "rock the vote" ads with with the likes of Paris Hilton (LOL) as the face of them.
They failed miserably.
Don't forget to register to vote!
I fit into the 18-25 voting block and honestly? I don't really know. I keep getting that black and white "young people need to vote because suppression" ad and I always skip it.
And yeah as @L50LasPak said, we are constantly told we're all stupid and dumb and reckless and we've never had to deal with anything bad and we're too emotional and there's no way we can have a correct observation of something, and then suddenly when November rolls around we gots to get out and vote.
And yeah as @L50LasPak said, we are constantly told we're all stupid and dumb and reckless and we've never had to deal with anything bad and we're too emotional and there's no way we can have a correct observation of something, and then suddenly when November rolls around we gots to get out and vote.
When I turned 20 people asked me if I felt older and I was just like...dude I've felt or "thought" 20 since I was 10. I honestly feel 40 right now.
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@JosephStalin is this true or fake news?
Fake news. At 30, life has barely gotten a good start for many. If you don't disqualify yourself by your own actions or lack thereof, just about anything is possible. Did a job at 32 I didn't even know existed at 30. Actually, did a lot of stuff after 30 I had no idea would or could have happened.
Sort of boils down to this - "If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, you can't. Either way, you're right!" I always thought I could. Guess that's why I've done so many things, had so many experiences, lived so many places after 30. I always went for it when I had the shot. But not everyone is like that. They'll do what they did at 30 for X more years, then wake up one day and wonder where all the time went and if they ever made any difference to anyone, to anything, or to any place.
I prefer to live, not just exist. So should you. So should everyone. Tomorrow isn't guaranteed to any of us.
30's just a number. Get busy living, or get busy dying. I say, fuck dying. I made, and make my life count.
The only person keeping you from making your life count is YOU.
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Honestly, I think its how people are raised I mean if your introduced to politics responsibly by your family then you see young people voting but that's IMHO
I'm an older Zoomer. I've been voting since the 2016 presidential election on the local, state, and federal levels. It's very important to me that I vote. My family suffered under the burdens Bush and Obama placed on our nation with their foreign policy and taxes. Trade deals, oil prices, less taxes, foreign policy, 2A rights, farmers, immigration, and manufacturing are what motivates me to vote the way I do. Seeing blue-haired varieties of (in both the senses of the word) Boomers and Millennials destroy the nation with their SJW hippy shit-takes on issues is also an emotional factor of why I vote against liberals. Voting is easy.
Ok boomer
No seriously these "opinions" are part of the problem
I would probably be more motivated if I felt like my vote mattered. I mail-in-voted because my parents got us all ballots and hopefully I filled it out correctly for them to accept. Otherwise, I live in Illinois, you really think there is any chance of this state going red?
Honestly, I feel many are motivated, especially now. I think a real answer to you r question though is time and stress. A college student, especially those in higher classes likely have little time to allocate to petty political squabbles. Many are full time college and have part-time, so when you finally get a chance to breathe, are you really going to use it on politics? As for stress, feeling the need to pick the ‘right’ canidate is stressful and many do not feel that can have a voice because they do not have the ability to leave their parents yet as they need that 4 year degree and a stable job to do so. Honestly I sort of blew off this election for that reason. Sure I still voted, but I really should go down to the polls, but IDK, I have a lot of college work to do, I have personal things I want to do, and it just builds up. I kinda want to just get through college and have a full career before I really start vocalizing many big opinions.
Honestly, I feel many are motivated, especially now. I think a real answer to you r question though is time and stress. A college student, especially those in higher classes likely have little time to allocate to petty political squabbles. Many are full time college and have part-time, so when you finally get a chance to breathe, are you really going to use it on politics? As for stress, feeling the need to pick the ‘right’ canidate is stressful and many do not feel that can have a voice because they do not have the ability to leave their parents yet as they need that 4 year degree and a stable job to do so. Honestly I sort of blew off this election for that reason. Sure I still voted, but I really should go down to the polls, but IDK, I have a lot of college work to do, I have personal things I want to do, and it just builds up. I kinda want to just get through college and have a full career before I really start vocalizing many big opinions.
Well, we have lots of troops under 30. A number of those are in active service now. Some of those never made it to 30. We have fighter pilots under 30. Infantry company commanders under 30. Personally, I commanded troops when I was 26. We have doctors under 30. Lawyers under 30. Teachers under 30. Husbands and wives under 30, frequently with kids.
Believe it is better to say that there are many who won't grow up until they are 30, some until 40, and some never at all. Some are adults at 17. All determined by what you have to face growing up. Those who never grow up are of little consequence, frankly. They are the ones who will be bystanders or spectators while the rest of us actually do things. And having made no real contribution, they are useless, easily ignored or shunted off. Critters who are legends in their own minds.
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This has a nugget of truth in it, though it's mostly just a clod of boomerland,
Obama got huge numbers of the youth because getting him in would be historic. Helping cause some huge change to happen would motivate young voters, as they're not invested in what they have yet, but they do want to feel like they're making an impact on the world. Voting between six identical white boomers won't cut it, and they don't really understand the full implications of either party yet.
Focusing on significant milestones your party will do when you get in might be the way to do it.
I don't disagree with you, but what about Trump winning by a landslide competing with the potential first female president?
I'm very drunk right now so don't think I'm being critical or anything.
If you want young people to vote, just promise them free stuff like free healthcare, free college, free this and free that.
Remember kids: Your 20s isn't the time to "have fun", "find yourself", be a NEET or be otherwise a worthless waste of oxygen, but to get your shit together.
I know that feel...
It's usually an indicator where the rest of your life will go. If you don't have an established career or settled down by the time you reach 30, it's unlikely you'll make any dramatic changes later. Not impossible, but don't get your hopes too high.
Remember kids: Your 20s isn't the time to "have fun", "find yourself", be a NEET or be otherwise a worthless waste of oxygen, but to get your shit together.
And to see what happens when someone hasn't grown up at 30, just show them Chris.
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