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I disagree with the idea that the younger generations (gen y+later) lack media literacy. I'd argue the opposite, actually. The older generations rarely question anything and much of what they were fed was/is clear propaganda for their respective governments. The younger generations spend most of our time online in spaces like this talking to each other about what we believe or consuming media that is divergent from the status quo.

The comment we're both replying to is a good example of this, I believe. They mention that wanting to change things is often deemed "radical". I'm an anarcho-communist, not only would the things I believe be classified as radical, I identify with that label myself. And yet there are clearly many more people now who do not identify as radical who seem to share my beliefs. Don't know what generations y'all belong to, but I'm willing to bet you're not boomers and Xers seem to be more nihilistic than anything.