The Lost Generation

2026-08-25 13:06:03

#51

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,118|7659|PNW

a not insignificant chunk of trump support comes from well off business owners and landowners and educated professionals.

the sentiment from poors and blue collars is probably more "he says (what he thinks/what we're all thinking)" and "i'm not voting (for a democrat/woman)" and such than "the country needs a successful businessman in charge," and the more fiscally padded and/or 'self-made' understand that he's a shit businessman even if just in the backs of their minds, but they're convinced he's the one who's going to somehow put more money into their pockets (doctors!!!). even while he's not. i imagine people who post 'betrayal!' on xitter at some mess of an executive order or tariff still have his flags flying proudly.

also, the multi-dealership owner guy likes that "he says what we're all thinking."

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2026-08-25 13:09:30)

2026-08-26 03:01:28

#52

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,854|6993|eXtreme to the maX

https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/06/PP-2025.6.26_validated-voters_00-02.png?resize=840,1628

So Biden's voters just didn't turn out for Holocaust Harris.

Also by income seems like an even split.
Group Dem Rep
INCOME <$50,000 27 48 50
$50,000-$99,999 32 46 52
$100,000 & over 41 51 47

https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2024

Last edited by Dilbert_X (2026-08-26 03:03:57)

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2026-08-26 13:20:12

#53

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,118|7659|PNW

judging the way some of my talks have gone, i'd give the numbers on self-report a big margin for deception.

2026-09-04 06:38:40

#54

SuperJail Warden: Gone Forever; +695|4607

Americans age 65 and older are projected to outnumber children under 18 for the first time in 2029.

The end result of

https://www.lovethispic.com/uploaded_images/192850-Don-t-Have-Kids-If-You-Can-t-Afford-Them.jpg

The Congressional Budget Office projects that deaths will begin to outnumber births by 2030, meaning future population maintenance will rely almost entirely on immigration.

Home prices will hit new all time highs.

2026-09-04 17:19:34

#55

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,118|7659|PNW

i remember the opinion on that puffin bandied about on talk radio.

individually, it can be a financially sound decision to pass on it. socially? there is no good reason for the state of things being such that people can't afford to have children. the most basic human things to do are becoming luxuries that need budgeted for. food, shelter, reproduction. what recourse is there? it's not like you can just go homestead wherever you want in the wilderness without rangers knocking on your door. human life is enshittifying, and the human animal shouldn't have to live like this. if someone gives me the gen z stare, i'll understand. things be like that.

from time to time, i still think about that zillow shack i saw up in the alaskan mud with no utilities. like $700k for an acre, all to live where you have to fuck with the moose and polar bears. why.

2026-09-06 20:09:30

#56

SuperJail Warden: Gone Forever; +695|4607

As a Massachusetts jury deliberated in the Lindsay Clancy trial, prosecutors in Illinois say a mother described by witnesses as recently being "very invested" in the case allegedly murdered her 2-year-old son and tried to take her own life, according to a petition to deny pre-trial release obtained by ABC Chicago station WLS.

According to a court document, Corie Walsh was "actively discussing" the Clancy case on text messages up to three-and-a-half hours before the child was discovered.

Tough time be a gen alpha.

2026-09-30 11:43:11

#57

SuperJail Warden: Gone Forever; +695|4607

The birth rates peaked in 2007. If we maintained those consistent rates there would be almost 12% more Gen Alpha than there is. If the current rates stay where they are, the cohort will have been reduced by a potential 25%.

2026-10-01 00:56:13

#58

uziq: Member; +581|4339

there's a huge empty school building on the other side of the large municipal park i live near. not an uncommon sight in japan thesedays. they're turned over into cool coworking spaces, cafés, concert venues, etc. my other half works there a night a week, mostly just to mingle in with the local community. life in a country recovering from a fertility crisis.

it's called the home/work village.
(https://www.fashion-headline.com/en/article/478268)

you can see it's literally next to the (still open) elementary school. i guess they merged the second higher stage of education with another school nearby. and this is in very central, highly desirable tokyo -- still not enough new families to fill it up. very cool thing to have on the doorstep, nonetheless, if you can ignore all the natalist doom and gloom.

Last edited by uziq (2026-10-01 01:04:12)

2026-10-01 05:45:44

#59

SuperJail Warden: Gone Forever; +695|4607

A lot of the natalist doom and gloom in the U.S. is tied to fear about white replacement. You can already see the changes on the ground of the major cities like NYC.

For me the issue is about generalized social despair that led to this. And within the political teacher world I am in it looks almost intentional.

All of the political training and organizational management I have learned has been about building community ties and strengthening bonds between people. Meanwhile it feels like my entire life, media and society has been sending this message to everyone that they are alone and separate from others within their community and neighborhoods. And the people at the top of these organizations that send out these messages are themselves well connected to their communities and families. The scam of individualism.

Last edited by SuperJail Warden (2026-10-01 05:47:43)

2026-10-01 06:57:12

#60

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,118|7659|PNW

good point. a lot of the white replacement, anti-trans, anti-immigrant, union-busting, bickering between poors, anti-environmentalist, anti-vax, report thy neighbor, iNdIvIdUaLiSm could be tied into the same currents keeping people from organizing against the multimillionaire and billionaire overlords.

the individualism part would be great if it wasn't a lie. the individualists want you to conform. they don't want a metrosexual individual or someone who self-determines their own gender. a thing as simple as pineapple on pizza would probably get you shunned on individualist subreddits. lol. the codex manliness does not support this action!

https://www.pcgamesn.com/wp-content/sites/pcgamesn/2025/08/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-remaster-definitive-edition-rts-game-776x436.jpg

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2026-10-01 07:00:57)

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