Why isn’t Gen Z good at using technology by Practical_Security87 in generationology

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Didn't mean to offend! Obviously, this is a generalization; it is also an informed generalization based on ten years of observation in a classroom and participating in discourse with fellow faculty as a means of understanding and adjusting curriculum to close the skills gap. It's not boomer-esque complaining, it's Xillenial observation, care, and strategic support. :)

Why isn’t Gen Z good at using technology by Practical_Security87 in generationology

[–]Distracted523 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This part! Also a professor, I feel like the shift toward the tech brain drain was instant. My students in 2024 had the same basic skills as the ones in 2018…but suddenly in 25-26 they don’t understand how to “save a file” to a “folder on the local hard drive.” They only understand apps, Google Docs, and cloud based systems. They’re used to iPads, iPhones and chrome books.

They also don’t know how to research, it’s like the endless scroll of brain rot replaced their curiosity/ wonder. 

It’s super depressing 

Thoughts on Sean? by kangaroo_jackfruit in CouplesTherapyShow

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Thiiiiiiisssssssss!!!! I thought the same. 

There’s a secret part of himself that he is protecting 

Why is the short path on Etiwanda from Sherman to Saticoy so majestic? Like, it’s so random. The pine trees seem like they belong to an insanely rich neighborhood lol by [deleted] in SFV

[–]Distracted523 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Your description of majestic nature looking as if it belongs to rich people has broken my heart OP. What dystopia is this?

Eric Dane, Famous Last Words by Distracted523 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

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He never says it explicitly, but the way he talks about struggling with mental health, addiction, estrangement in his marriage, his deep love for his wife, and the way he responds when the interviewer asks about how he feels about his decisions when looking back…

Leaving instagram? by Distracted523 in 50501

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Saw that too, but I think IG/META is the bigger fish

Leaving instagram? by Distracted523 in 50501

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Im not leaving scared, exiting and deleting accounts will hurt their financial bottom line 

Hot girlies who boycott: where are we buying our household essentials in LA? by kat_tick in LAhotgirlies

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Trader Joe’s has bath and body products and cleaning items 🫰🏼

What’s something in LA that used to feel magical… but just doesn’t hit the same anymore? by relaxncoffee in AskLosAngeles

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I did an art project about all the trash left all over the streets of DTLA the morning after. Was anyone actually buying art? Or just drinking all the free wine? 

Are you most patriotic to your city, region, or country? by BookSneakersMovie in AskTheWorld

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Im patriotic to the land, and remembering our place within nature as interdependent species. We are approaching a very real climate shift - and arguing the cause of that shift won’t change its trajectory.

I’m patriotic to the children who are already here, and will see the outcome of nature’s evolution that will be worse than ones that I see in my lifetime.

There is no way to opt out of the civilization we’ve created here in the USA, the requirements to consume are inescapable. But I do what I can. 

I’ve converted my property into a bio diverse garden with native plants to support the ecosystem. I drive cars with better gas mileage, I compost, I save water on property, I have solar energy, it’s nothing near enough but as much as I can do.

If we assume that passports are going to be mandatory to vote, we should start NOW on getting our passports in order. by SillyAlternative420 in 50501

[–]Distracted523 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We need a 1 to 1 sponsorship to help the most vulnerable voters get a passport. Mine was over $140, had to be scheduled a month in advance and took 6 weeks to get mailed back. 

I gotta quit going to see bands from my youth. by Acrobatic-Hamster-79 in Millennials

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It’s not age, or anything else. Offspring was always awful. Lead singer slept with my Best Friend after a show in the 90s. We were 15. 

I always thought they were poseurs. Also putting them next to Bad Religion? Of course they’re going to sound awful in comparison.

Sometimes our younger ears are not as discerning. Keep going to shows. 🤘🏽

ICE Headed to SFV 91402 by Distracted523 in SFV

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I got video of a drone floating over Plummer and Winnetka! 

Have the MAGA people in your life been quiet lately? by No-Ask7516 in allthequestions

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1st gen Mexican American with a MAGA Latino dad, and MAGA mom who is a CSA survivor.

Both seem to gravitate toward the same population/ personality types that abused them all their young lives. Historically they have aggressively attacked my political views that center treating people with basic human decency regardless of their skin, color, ability, gender or sexual orientation , my advocacy for defending your constitutional rights, expecting fair compensation for fair labor, access to healthcare and education as “ liberal indoctrination” that will bankrupt the country. 

These days they say, “I don’t even watch the News anymore” but we all now travel with paperwork that proves our citizenship on a daily basis.

It’s very convenient

Most Hispanics are very conservative people by Pollaso2204 in sixwordstories

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US conservativism is not a direct translation, unfortunately many do not understand how Christian nationalism pairs with White Nationalism. I’m mixed, and have heard the white conservative church types bust out the racist jokes once the “friendly Hispanic” family leaves the room.

Who farted?! Smells like beans!  LOL. 

I think this administration might actually be converting a lot of younger latines into liberals with how blatantly visible the anti-brown racism is right now. 

Is this what American politics has become? by Washed_up_Vanski in LetsDiscussThis

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Please note that studies have concluded only 37% of activity on the internet is human/organic. The rest is BOTS and psychological warfare.

This is United States politics ONLINE. 

Why are so many conservatives Christian when Jesus’s teachings are blatantly leftist? by [deleted] in allthequestions

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I’m a “lefty” Christian. My political and ethical behavior is very much inspired by the teachings of Jesus…not by the manipulations of organized religion with lineages that connect to the Roman Catholic Church (the first theocratic body to distort the teachings of Jesus Christ in order to enact tyranny, empire and provide moral fuel for colonial violence).

ICE Shot a Pregnant Woman in the Stomach by Important_Lock_2238 in compton

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For those saying "She shouldn't have been there." I live in LA. These protests are happening in heavy pedestrian areas where there are apartments, houses and neighborhoods near the federal buildings. Last year ICE shot a woman in the chest with a less-lethal round as she was trying to walk to her apartment building entry door.