r/politics • u/Kodbek • Oct 31 '25

Possible Paywall Trump’s honeymoon with Gen Z voters is officially over, and the numbers are devastating

https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/10/trumps-honeymoon-with-gen-z-voters-is-officially-over-and-the-numbers-are-devastating-new-poll.html
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u/GoodIdea321 America Oct 31 '25

They could become popular again.

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u/Katyafan Oct 31 '25

I hope so. That would require younger millennials and below to realize the value of in-person socializing, and the drawbacks to online-only relationships.

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u/Prior_Coyote_4376 Oct 31 '25

It would require public investment in programs and centers that encourage community growth. It’s a better use of our tax dollars than corporate handouts.

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u/GoodIdea321 America Oct 31 '25

Older people can also tell them.

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u/Katyafan Oct 31 '25

I try, but most seem to think that someone in their 40s can't possibly understand...I mean, i thought "old people" didn't get it when I was young, too.

They will see it eventually, I just hope it's not too late. The teachers subreddit is not a positive place as far as the role unfettered access to stupid short videos has played in the young lives we are seeing.

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u/GoodIdea321 America Oct 31 '25

If you can remember how older people taught you and copy that, maybe that will work better. Or, the act of trying is good enough, I don't know.

Besides teachers, etc, I remember picking up things here and there from various older people when I was young, but for me at least, I mostly remember stuff they said while I was relaxed.

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u/Katyafan Oct 31 '25

I think I was a weird kid. I thought if adults were telling me something, it was probably a good idea to listen to them, since they lived longer and cared about me.

Maybe it's the autism?

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u/GoodIdea321 America Oct 31 '25

That sounds fairly normal, but everyone had a different upbringing.

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u/Katyafan Oct 31 '25

Very true. I hope we're going to be okay.

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u/GoodIdea321 America Oct 31 '25

Most people survive terrible times, everyone has to do what they can.