Skimming the comments it seems like many listeners were upset or disheartened that Dylan doesn't vote (yet). Some even stopped listening after he said that. WTF? I'm a boomer - even though I don't think people should be categorized by the year they were born - and I heard Dylan's non-voting stance as a call to action. He's caring, articu…
Skimming the comments it seems like many listeners were upset or disheartened that Dylan doesn't vote (yet). Some even stopped listening after he said that. WTF? I'm a boomer - even though I don't think people should be categorized by the year they were born - and I heard Dylan's non-voting stance as a call to action. He's caring, articulate, educated and YOUNG (and adorable) . Those of us who care about this country must find a way to reach out to him and his fellow non-voting Gen-Zs and help them understand that non-voting is what got us Trump. Boomers should keep listening to these young guys - and gals hopefully - and I loved this pod. They will listen to us too, if we can speak in the language they will hear.
I'm a boomer who threw away her vote after Ralph Nader during the Bush-Gore election because Patti Smith said so. Dylan's decision was more informed than that. As long as he stays curious & engaged, he's no-one to denigrate.
I threw my vote away on Nader in the Bush/Gore election, too, for similar reasons. Would never do something like that again (now I hold my nose and vote for the best option) but I was young and it felt like the right and “edgy” thing to do at the time. As long as you stay engaged and *reflect on your decisions* you learn not to waste your vote.
Agree. Doesn't anyone remember their existential angst of late teens/early 20s? No boomer ever wasted a vote on a 3rd party candidate that would never win? Me too Mary Christine on voting for Nader! Checking out of politics (and religion, etc) at that age is pretty typical. None of us at 50yrs old or 60, etc are exactly the same as we were when we were 20yrs old.
Skimming the comments it seems like many listeners were upset or disheartened that Dylan doesn't vote (yet). Some even stopped listening after he said that. WTF? I'm a boomer - even though I don't think people should be categorized by the year they were born - and I heard Dylan's non-voting stance as a call to action. He's caring, articulate, educated and YOUNG (and adorable) . Those of us who care about this country must find a way to reach out to him and his fellow non-voting Gen-Zs and help them understand that non-voting is what got us Trump. Boomers should keep listening to these young guys - and gals hopefully - and I loved this pod. They will listen to us too, if we can speak in the language they will hear.
I'm a boomer who threw away her vote after Ralph Nader during the Bush-Gore election because Patti Smith said so. Dylan's decision was more informed than that. As long as he stays curious & engaged, he's no-one to denigrate.
I threw my vote away on Nader in the Bush/Gore election, too, for similar reasons. Would never do something like that again (now I hold my nose and vote for the best option) but I was young and it felt like the right and “edgy” thing to do at the time. As long as you stay engaged and *reflect on your decisions* you learn not to waste your vote.
Agree. Doesn't anyone remember their existential angst of late teens/early 20s? No boomer ever wasted a vote on a 3rd party candidate that would never win? Me too Mary Christine on voting for Nader! Checking out of politics (and religion, etc) at that age is pretty typical. None of us at 50yrs old or 60, etc are exactly the same as we were when we were 20yrs old.
48 year old here ... first vote was for Perot because I felt cool voting third party. And that was about the depth of my consideration.