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That’s because the young people are dumb as shit unfortunately (I’m a young person). Internet has destroyed our brains and the ability to have social interaction, much easier to develop an apathy for politics. My friend group is pretty leftist so naturally I was somewhat surprised to see the apathy of people my age when I moved to a place with more people even in a pretty liberal city. Heck even those who say they are “liberal” have some baffling takes. One girl said to me “well I can afford the cost of inflation right now so why do I care what’s happening with increasing prices” and I was just dumbfounded at the shortsightedness and also lack of caring for others who can’t.
As a side anecdote it’s pretty depressing how going to a grocery store line in the city no less there’s just giant lines of people waiting for self checkout because people don’t wanna talk to cashiers lol despite those lines being way shorter. I think it’s part of the overall culture that leads to this “eh fuck it imma head out” stuff. I don’t even think it’s majority the “let’s spite the dems” crew.