Re:Microsoft to Cut 9k Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs
by sokoloff on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @03:22PM
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> Young people aren't going to get more conservative because
IOW, “this time is different!” Maybe that will be true this time, but it’s far from a given.
Re:Microsoft to Cut 9k Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs
by toomuchtodo on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @03:25PM
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See the Financial Times citation with data backing my assertion. I agree the future is hard to predict, and humans are tricky.
https://d4pgq7fazddwpa.archive.ph/lQoLa/f1886c78af8eb03745a8...
https://careers.augsburg.edu/blog/2024/03/18/gen-z-does-not-...
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/05/14/on-the-...
Re:Microsoft to Cut 9k Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs
by johnnyanmac on Thursday July 03, 2025 @02:16PM
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To be fair, this time is literally different. So many social contracts that were built In for boomers and Gen X were never a thing in gen Z.
I don't know if it will be different in a good way, but I doubt in 30 years, Gen Z is going to be telling their kids and grandkids to walk into an office and give a good handshake to the hiring manager. Norms and etiquette have completely shifted.
If workers are not seeing improvements in life over time, why would their viewpoint change? I agree a minority of workers might change their mind when they luck into favorable economic and labor circumstances, but luck will not find the majority, and when it comes to voting, a majority matters.
How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E
Part 2: Scott Galloway’s Viral TED Talk on How the Old Are Stealing from the Young - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjNV6JwlV2s
Millennials are shattering the oldest rule in politics: Western conservatives are at risk from generations of voters who are no longer moving to the right as they age - https://www.ft.com/content/c361e372-769e-45cd-a063-f5c0a7767... | https://archive.today/lQoLa