One of my last jobs was at a university, the Gen Z’s I was seeing couldn’t even use a mouse or a flash drive. I have no idea what activism you’re talking about in regards to Gen Z not wanting to use AI.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Activistm ≠ IT literacy

not sure what your point is

I'm in activist spaces and they are dominated by women and genz

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It takes IT literacy to have activism against an IT construct.

But my main point from my original comment was: Why are we singling out one generation from something that’s clearly a class war? And that the only people I know who willingly use AI are older so I assume that, like Millennials, Gen Z will simply be forced to use it by their Gen X and Boomer managers or be homeless.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It takes IT literacy to have activism against an IT construct.

No, it doesn't. I don't need to know how to operate a coal plant to protest against one being built.

Being able to use a desktop computer has no bearing on your ability to grasp the environmental and socio-economic impact of data centers.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Yes it does, you would need to be able to tell the difference between a coal plant and a natural gas plant.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

I really don't get your point, you can do activism with poor IT literacy skills. Even to fight AI data centers.

You might be thinking about hacktivism. but boots on the ground, its a lot of GenZ and mostly women.

Yes, it is a class war, but that's the reality of the activism I see.

Mutual aids, female led, protests, female led with lots of genZ.