Gen-Z, Apathy, and the Burden of Knowing - The Hardwick Gazette

Gen-Z, Apathy, and the Burden of Knowing - The Hardwick Gazette

HARDWICK — Born in 2001, I believe that I and other early 2000s babies were granted a somewhat unique perspective, because it was a wholly unique time. We are members of Generation Z, also known as zoomers, the demographic cohort succeeding the Millennials. Our childhoods were shaped by the tech boom, the 2008 recession, the election of the first African-American president and of course, the Iraq war and invasion of Afghanistan. Prior to the U.S…

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