The Generation Gap on DU is real

[hlthe2b]

263. You accuse others here of being nothing but "freedom fighters in pajamas" or keyboard activists?

Then why are you here doing the same? ---not to mention that many of us have ACTION-based causes that we actively participate in real life. No, I am not posting on DU CONCURRENTLY while working with the youngest people in my state to fight back against the latest (and upcoming) attempt to ban abortion in my state, or to prevent the roll-back of gun control measures ACTIVELY fought for and successfully won after the many mass shootings in my state, nor to prevent oil drilling in the National Parks or on old growth forest land. But ALL of those things have been part of my time off DU and in real life. But, even if they were not and perhaps CAN NOT be for all other DUers, do you really think sharing information and educating others about issues, or sharing strategies is not worthwhile?

What are YOU doing in real life to make a difference? Do you bother to ask other DUers what they are currently doing (as well as what they have done in the past) towards the many critical issues facing us--of which climate change is clearly at a crisis level, but so too is saving our democracy and basic rights and yes, so too is addressing our educational system... ) ?

Every one of us has long-term priority concerns. But we also have emergent concerns--whether it be health or job or family or other that sometimes take priority over a given day's global issues. That does not mean we care any less with respect to the latter. The abysmal comment made in the OP that suggested the presence of comments posted in the many many small focused subgroups about physical health, mental health, cooking, DIY home repair, pets, or anything else validates an opinion that DU is full of old people who don't care about climate change OR education or the most important issues facing the youngest among us, is just wrong. If you are determined to believe to the contrary, there is not much I can likely say to convince you otherwise. Still, if you are convinced of this very negative take on DU, that leaves little reason to be here, is there?