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I’m surprised Gen Z isn’t more resentful to politicians who didn’t give a shit about us during Covid and locked us down and made us miss important moments and accomplishments that could have changed the prospect of our lives in high school or college.
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Anonymous 4w

Eh, the only person I rly “resent” is Trump for downplaying it so bad at the beginning. It’s why it got so bad later on

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Anonymous 4w

In the beginning it wasn’t as much of a decision by politicians as much as public health experts. Important moments like prom and graduation should have been done when it was safe for those who had those cancelled

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Anonymous 4w

Because I’d rather miss out on a few school events than have millions more people dead

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Anonymous 4w

Because I personally will always resent those people for not caring about us

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Anonymous 4w

Unpopular opinion but you’re cooking

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Anonymous 4w

Covid literally ruined my mental development and I’m still working through that fuck up

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

I do not resent the politicians b/c a lot of them (like us) were genuinely trying to keep us safe during a once-in-a-generation pandemic

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

Since when have politicians been genuinely interested in keeping people safe?

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Anonymous replying to -> justinian 4w

^

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Anonymous replying to -> justinian 4w

Idk, my governor in VA had pretty strict measures to keep things as safe as possible. Was the first to close down schools for the remainder of the school year

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

I’m just trying to give grace to the governors who may have overdone restrictions b/c they - like the rest of us - have never dealt w/something like this before. I’m not giving grace to those like DeSantis, who were way too lax

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

I don’t give them grace because they didn’t care about us since they only think about the demographics that can vote. I personally feel like I missed a lot of potential opportunities that would have changed the trajectory of my life if it weren’t for Covid cancellations but. Since I was 16 at the time me and many other Gen Z voices weren’t heard

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

I mean I was class of 2020 (ik, i’m “unc”) and had to give my graduation speech to a camera in a football field. It SUCKED, but I know it was for the best

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

My first year of college was also fraught with restrictions and testing, but again — for the best. Now, where my sympathy runs out is for *university-level* policies during the 2021-22 year. They had us testing 2-3x/week even though we’re all vaxxed + boosted

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Anonymous replying to -> justinian 4w

When they have to run for reelection

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

I say “university-level” b/c state-level policies eased up by fall 2021 lol. My uni definitely went overboard in 2021-22, and it caused a lot of stress for me. But I hold that against my college, not politicians

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4w

I at the very least was lucky that a group of parents in my county had a prom in a field for us. I was the only one wearing a mask 😂 but it was a fun time!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

It’s also hard to think the restrictions were done in good faith when so many blm protests were allowed during peak covid lockdowns

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Ig it helped that the protests were outside. It’s harder for covid to spread outdoors

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

100%, and many protesters were masked too

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4w

Yup, a decent amount were I think. I never went to any

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

I didn’t either, I considered it but I and others in my family are high risk and I didn’t want to take any chances

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4w

Yeah. Plus I’m just lazy lol

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