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In reply to the discussion: The Generation Gap on DU is real [View all]qwlauren35
(6,162 posts)You're new to DU, and I sense that you are frustrated with what you see here.
Please realize that this is a community that has existed for over 20 years, starting when Bush beat Gore. A lot of people here have developed strong, meaningful friendships. So, you're going to see that. A lot of people have been politically active for decades, and have concerns other than Climate Change. So you're going to see that. Sometimes people just want to vent, and feel that this is a safe space.
It all comes from being a community.
I ABSOLUTELY believe that DU has a strong Baby Boomer community, and this can turn off younger generations. It would be impossible for all of DU to pivot and focus on the issues of today's young people when some of those issues are so distant from our reality. The issues of today's young people do not simply erase all of the other issues that Democrats care about.
Maybe we need Gen X and Gen Z and Millennial forums which are safe spaces for people facing the problems of their generation, at the same time that the issues are discussed in the "General Discussion" forum.
And maybe DU needs to advertise!