WHAT’S HAPPENING
Young Americans, especially men, are increasingly "blackpilling" out of politics and civic life. The term, borrowed from The Matrix, describes giving up on systemic change and withdrawing from political engagement.
This disillusionment comes despite a relatively strong job market, as Gen Z faces crushing student debt and expensive housing costs, and a pervasive sense that traditional markers of success are slipping out of reach. Recent polling even shows young men who backed Trump in 2024 now favor Democrats by wide margins.
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