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 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours 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 22 hours 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 23 hours 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.