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Gen Z has grown up with social media at our fingertips. From Instagram to Snapchat to Twitter, and now TikTok, we can move a message to thousands of people just by clicking “post.” But is the social media activism pioneered by Gen Z an unstoppable force of social change, or simply a distraction from the more strenuous work that still lurks ahead? Three Gen Z-ers discuss the perks and pitfalls of social media activism and how its rise has caused generational divides in our understandings of politics.
By Julia, Rebecca, and Tayae5
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Gen Z has grown up with social media at our fingertips. From Instagram to Snapchat to Twitter, and now TikTok, we can move a message to thousands of people just by clicking “post.” But is the social media activism pioneered by Gen Z an unstoppable force of social change, or simply a distraction from the more strenuous work that still lurks ahead? Three Gen Z-ers discuss the perks and pitfalls of social media activism and how its rise has caused generational divides in our understandings of politics.