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CIA and Gen Z

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Re: CIA and Gen Z

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Post by josefresco »

altantiprocrast wrote: post #4

> One would think it’s basically impossible to get millennials and zoomers into covert jobs. The youngest of this bunch of young people have spent their entire lives online, some since their parents blasted out their first ultrasound picture as a pregnancy announcement, before they’d even gained sentience. > how exactly are you supposed to achieve this level of anonymity when you’ve flung untold reams of identifiable…

Anecdotally my kids have their social media profiles set to "private" and don't have any motivation to make them public. In fact, most of their friends with a few exceptions have the same setup. They also regularly "wash" their profiles because they're kids and are constantly redefining themselves to their peers. Good luck finding any of that in a public archive.

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Post by uoaei »

Sanzig wrote: post #8
altantiprocrast wrote: post #4

> One would think it’s basically impossible to get millennials and zoomers into covert jobs. The youngest of this bunch of young people have spent their entire lives online, some since their parents blasted out their first ultrasound picture as a pregnancy announcement, before they’d even gained sentience. > how exactly are you supposed to achieve this level of anonymity when you’ve flung untold reams of identifiable…

I don't think the article was trying to state that's the case for every millenial or Gen-Z, just that it's true for a wide swath of them. I'd say that's generally accurate.

True for a wide swath of the visible ones, maybe...

Bog-standard confirmation bias, I'd call it.

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Post by keewee7 »

I'm Gen Z.

Most Gen Zs are socialists (we actually know what it means) with a small minority of libertarians.

Very few would want to work for the CIA.

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Post by havkd »

keewee7 wrote: post #13

I'm Gen Z. Most Gen Zs are socialists (we actually know what it means) with a small minority of libertarians. Very few would want to work for the CIA.

First, that depends on your circles. Second, many people turn to the right as they mature.

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Post by keewee7 »

havkd wrote: post #14
keewee7 wrote: post #13

I'm Gen Z. Most Gen Zs are socialists (we actually know what it means) with a small minority of libertarians. Very few would want to work for the CIA.

First, that depends on your circles. Second, many people turn to the right as they mature.

Unfortunately people's political positions today are more static because of social media bubbles.

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Post by phkahler »

Social media could be a perfect cover: An Instagram "model" who travels the world hooking up with rich guys who will pay for her trips. Am I being sarcastic or serious?

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Post by altantiprocrast »

Sanzig wrote: post #8
altantiprocrast wrote: post #4

> One would think it’s basically impossible to get millennials and zoomers into covert jobs. The youngest of this bunch of young people have spent their entire lives online, some since their parents blasted out their first ultrasound picture as a pregnancy announcement, before they’d even gained sentience. > how exactly are you supposed to achieve this level of anonymity when you’ve flung untold reams of identifiable…

I don't think the article was trying to state that's the case for every millenial or Gen-Z, just that it's true for a wide swath of them. I'd say that's generally accurate.

If that was the case, wouldn't the CIA just hire those who aren't in that wide swath? Case closed according to the journalist I would think

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Post by handrous »

keewee7 wrote: post #13

I'm Gen Z. Most Gen Zs are socialists (we actually know what it means) with a small minority of libertarians. Very few would want to work for the CIA.

> Thirty-one percent of voters ages 18 to 24 supported Trump in November, according to exit polls, down from 37 percent in 2016.

From NBC.

Sure, 37% isn't "most", but I think it's a fair guess that if 37% supported Trump, well under 50% of the total are socialists.

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Post by thereddaikon »

keewee7 wrote: post #13

I'm Gen Z. Most Gen Zs are socialists (we actually know what it means) with a small minority of libertarians. Very few would want to work for the CIA.

Actual socialists had secret police. Every government has intelligence services. What do you think being a socialist means and what does that have to do with working for the CIA?
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