meganrose
I recently graduated from the University of Southampton with a degree in English Literature. I bounced around in a few adminstrative roles and found it hard to secure a job amid the Coronavirus pandemic and terminal illness hitting my family. I am currently working as a legal secretary and freelance writer. I turned to the internet, starting a book review blog, commencing online learning, and joining Parlia. I have come to Parlia seeking varied intellectual exchanges on topics that I am passionate about. I hope it will motivate me to read and research more in my free time, to whet my critical thinking post-university, and to hone my editing and writing skills.
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Culture · Generation · SocietyZillenials should be recognized as a separate generation groupFor1 comment·May 18, 2021
TL;DR - There is not a definitive divide between millennials and gen-z.
There is a definitive era or historical period that defined other generational groups (for example, Baby Boomers being born after WW2 or The Silent Generation living through the War). However, the historical changes that define more recent generations rely on technological advances, which makes defining a generation more ambiguous.
But many sociologists and statistics offices fail to specify where the era of millennials end and gen-z starts:
"There are a few conflicting ideas about where this generation starts. Pew Statistics says 1997, Statistics Canada says 1993, and the Resolution foundation says 2000."
In the News · Media · News · Social MediaHeadlines promote fake newsFor1 comment·May 18, 2021
TL;DR - The culture around how we consume news has changed, which makes consumption of misleading headlines more common.
I think all points raised here are relevant.
The way we consume our media has also changed drastically in recent years. Headlines are often all we see of a story when the hyperlink is posted on the Facebook or Twitter page of a new outlet.
As meglev24 says: 'As a millennial and Gen-Z generation, we appreciate quick news and instant knowledge.' But how instant is this knowledge that we are consuming? Do we just consume the headline and continue to scroll?
It would be interesting to see the reach of some news outlets social media posts versus their clickthrough rate - to see how many people are actually reading the stories they read the headlines for.
Culture · Education · SocietyUniversity should be freeAgainst1 comment·May 18, 2021
TL;DR – University degrees are already so commonplace. Making higher education free would not really make it more accessible, so there would be no benefit to scrapping tuition fees.
In recent decades, the number of young people attending university has increased drastically (see: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-49841620). With this increase in the educated population comes an increase in UK tuition fees. The issue of price, at least in the UK, does not seem relevant to the argument of accessibility: Despite the increase in price, university has never been more popular.