• bioemerl@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        Proposition:

        “Gen Z is bad at discussion”

        Reaction:

        “Gen Z isn’t bad at discussion, everyone at the workplace has bad opinions and we shouldn’t have to discuss”

        Reality:

        Offices aren’t filled to the brim with evil people and yes you do have to talk to people you disagree with on a high level. Gen Z probably really does have issues with actual high level discussion because they’ve grown up their whole life surrounded by Internet echo chambers. This includes right wingers.

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          This is a continuation of the dance around what’s being talked about. The reaction isn’t that ‘other people’s opinions are bad’. The reaction is that oppressive behavior being passed off as innocuous opinion is not genuine opinion, and cannot be tolerated in a peaceful society. But yeah, let’s minimize the opposing view like a cable TV news anchor.

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            The reaction isn’t that ‘other people’s opinions are bad’. The reaction is that oppressive behavior being passed off as innocuous opinion

            The assumption is that this is about oppressive behavior and you’re entitled to hold firm in this mindset. The reality is that there’s likely a genuine issue here and that issue is happily driven and worsened by these sort of assumptions.

            Take some time to read up on the person making the claims. Female CEO of a large news network isn’t exactly part of the old boys club.