Jon, I know you are a youngster, but when we protested in the 60s, most of our peers were just angry with us for doing so. They always talk about how active the boomers were in the 60s, but in my experience, most who stood up for human rights were demonized in their communities except in rarified environments. Also, yes, we dove under our desks, but we never witnessed our fellow students being shot in the classroom. Yes, we were in Vietnam, but we didn't have the suffering first hand in most cases. Meanwhile, I jumped job to job in youthful freedom and never worried about where I might stay because there were places to live that were affordable and offered a roof, even if not fancy sometimes, at least it was a roof and a bed. Let's listen to these young people. Let's listen to one another.

@kitakkful

10 күн бұрын

I think the biggest difference is the school shooting, student loan, and housing issues all feel 1) not generated by the people they affect 2) minimized by a large group of politicians (R mostly) 3) feel big and unsolvable

@meanpersonable

9 күн бұрын

The ever generation feels they are worse off than the last generation trope is tiresome. When I started caring about such things, back in the early 80s, and then, looking back to the 60s, I remember my father cracking the 10,000 bucks in annual salary mark and do you know what our house cost? A 3 bedroom house with two car garage in a working class neighborhood in Ventura, CA was $23,000 and he put $8,000 down. (It might have been $21,000, but I am going with my brothers memory on this.) Then he had the gall (he was a John Bircher) to say that the "young people today just don't want to work hard, don't have patience, blah blah . . .". Later (after the 80s) I said "Dad, I make $40,000 a year and the same house we grew up in cost $160,000 and rising faster than we can save, working two jobs." (Mom was a stay at home house mom - home economist I call her now.) Now houses . . . well, it's fine for Jon, he got the golden ticket. (No doubt Jon is brilliant, talented, and works very hard. But should you have to have Jon's chops to have a decent life? Nothing fancy, just what my parents had in 1960s with one wage earner without a college degree.)

@c3swift

9 күн бұрын

TLDR

@american_cosmic

9 күн бұрын

@@meanpersonable Well said.

@american_cosmic

9 күн бұрын

@@c3swift Then maybe, Gen-Z'er, you should just stick with Tik-Tok... actual substance doesn't seem like something you're interested in.

The difference between the nuclear strike preparedness and the shooter drills is that the nuclear hit didn't happen, the shootings they experience on a shockingly frequent basis.

@KonzaCelt

12 күн бұрын

Uh...the nuke only has to happen once for everyone to die. Not to be blunt, but it's 30 vs 300 million. One is briefly tragic, the other is existential annihilation. That's the difference.

@jamescochran9790

12 күн бұрын

As a member of Gen Z, I'd disagree... We don't experience these things frequently; there are only a couple if any, major school shootings each year of the 24,000 public schools in the United States. 99% of us have never experienced a school shooting and to us it's something that we only see in the news. When I talk to people I know at school, nobody is fearful that there might be a school shooting, and it could be our last day because it's like a distant terror attack; you think that's something happening far away that'll never affect you at home.

@Wichamp59

12 күн бұрын

In addition to that, we STILL live under the threat of nuclear war. It hasn’t magically disappeared. It has gotten worse with more countries having nukes now.

@sabinehahn9774

12 күн бұрын

@@KonzaCelt amazing - how self-obsessed can one be? But we're used to it from the US. To be blunt - the rest of us - that's about 8 billion - would see it also as "briefly tragic" if it was the US next time, but I'm sure we'd muddle on.

@InternetMameluq

12 күн бұрын

Constantly.. He never faced a world where every day a nuke is dropped on a city. Or more practically it'd be like if his generation death with a chernobyl every day for his whole life. Actually that would be pretty accurate because similar to chernobyl vast parts of the world are becoming uninhabitable and we're facing a near future where all human life ceases to exist due to climate change.

As an Elder Millennial myself (born 1983) I'm actually quite impressed by Gen Z. The Gen Z people I know shock me by how self aware and genuinely mature they seem to me. I was NOT as actualized at that same age. It took a while. Which is why it's so infuriating how much our society is failing them. These truly impressive young people...who feel deeply hopeless about the world they find themselves in. Scott Galloway is someone I have _plenty_ of disagreements with, but he just did a TED Talk fairly recently that absolutely hit it out of the park on how America is utterly failing young people. I didn't agree with all of his solutions....though I did agree with most of them, and entirely agreed with his framing of the problems, AND could not agree more with the sheer righteous anger he gave voice to. Worth a watch if you haven't seen/heard it yet...

@shanghaiffgg

9 күн бұрын

I’m am gen X and agree with you completely incl the Galloway TED talk. I have two gen Z kids and they are self aware, totally switched on and ambitious. They have absolutely been give know a raw deal relative to the boomers and gen X.

@freedomlife3623

7 күн бұрын

Gen Z will be the beneficiary of the largest wealth transfer in the history. Every generation faces their own unique challenges, it’s just life. Stop playing victim and society doesn’t owe them anything. They have to earn it.

@davecannon1523

7 күн бұрын

That talk hit me like a hammer. I'm still so angry to see the actual numbers.

@cylleneterra9790

4 күн бұрын

Yes, also as an elder Millennial ‘86, I am hearing Gen Z saying stuff with so much emotional intelligence and self awareness and societal awareness that it took me a decade of therapy to reach. I am constantly impressed and in awe of Gen Z.

This is the first time I've heard jon actually sound old. The message was LISTEN to gen z, and jon kept bringing up his generation and making it about himself and his family (who he said he doesn't even know what they like). A lot of older generations i talk to refuse to listen to my problems as a chronically anxious and depressed person and just make it about themselves. "I did this, i had this, so you should do this too." Its annoying, disingenuous, and why you will never understand the strengths and weaknesses of the young.

@heathernks8

12 күн бұрын

Isn't that what the guest was saying? That younger generations don't feel understood? And while we try to understand YOU, it's important than our opinions and experience is valued as well, right? I wanted to know about my mother's experiences growing up bc we were taught to offer elders basic respect. I can practically feel you rolling your eyes bc I'm deigning to also say: "When I was young.." but communication is a two-way street. Young ppl are naturally self-involved but it legit seems like basic respect for older ppl has vanished and CARE for others is non-existent. I mean, if YOU want to feel understood, why do u think older ppl DON'T? Both things can be true at the same time and both can be accomplished, too.

@beansnrice321

12 күн бұрын

100%

@amandajean33181

11 күн бұрын

Exactly

@happylikeanoldtimemovie

11 күн бұрын

​@@heathernks8Yes ageism goes both ways just in different forms. It's so important for members of all generations to learn from other generations.

@heathernks8

11 күн бұрын

@@happylikeanoldtimemovie I wasn't talking about ageism. I was asking the OP if they desired to understand older generations bc their original (unedited) comment seemed a lot more..spicy toward older ppl with a "these old fogeys need to fk off & die already" vibe. My point was simply: Gen Z is the 1st gen in a long time to be so self-obsessed that they simply don't possess curiosity abt others. They are complaining abt being so poorly misunderstood, but it's like the line from St. Francis of Assissi: "Let me not seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love, for it's in GIVING that we receive..".

Gen Z IS living in a different economy than the rest of us. It's a lot easier to weather a storm when you already own a boat than to have to build one while trying not to drown.

@ALynn-wp9gb

12 күн бұрын

Hahahaha, oh gotta love the assumptions that everyone older than 30 is somehow financially set for life. Let the age stereotypes begin….

@SteveJonesOwnsDSP

12 күн бұрын

They are living in such an easy life now due to technology, especially with social media. Young people want an easy life being an influencer, and you have many that are making a living on onlyfans or doing streaming on twitch, which is unheard of in previous generations.

@Pekupekaya

12 күн бұрын

Millennials can't even aford a home 🤣

@criticaloptimist

12 күн бұрын

I graduated with significant student loans in the recession. I’m only just now getting to be comfortable. They’re not the first to go through this.

@ZMAN_420

12 күн бұрын

​@@SteveJonesOwnsDSP Very True! 👍🏻🇺🇲

I think Jon, whom I adore, is seriously missing the mark with this interview. He talks about needing to listen to Gen Z and spend alot of the interview interupting any point the advocate for Gen Z is making before he can get a full sentence out. Frankly, Jon your proving the point a lot of Gen Z say about never being listened to Jon. Even with the things Jon's generation faced, they certainly had MUCH MUCH more means to face it than anyone has today.

@play-fool

12 күн бұрын

it is truly ironic, and I feel the same way. I love Jon, but he's simply missed the mark here, and in my opinion it shows in the way that he interviewed. He interrupted far more than usual, and many of his responses were more emotional or comedic than intellectual.

@KK-pm7ud

12 күн бұрын

The guy Jon was interviewing is disingenuous and pandering

@largeCoinPurse

12 күн бұрын

Exactly! It is literally the largest demographic for this show as well, It is baffling.

@KK-pm7ud

12 күн бұрын

@@largeCoinPurse Perhaps he is trying to get Gen Z to actually think a little and question their assumptions. Gen Z hasn't really lived much of a life yet but they want older people with more knowledge and wisdom to listen to them. It's absurd.

@CAJim2

12 күн бұрын

⁠@@KK-pm7udI’ve met older people, and haven’t found them to have much more of the knowledge and wisdom you’re referring to than younger people.

I didn’t appreciate how Jon spoke over him, and minimized the impact of gun violence on Gen Z. I could not imagine walking into school every day wondering if there would be a mass shooting, and I would survive.

I'd love to hear an interview with Volpe by someone who won't interrupt him and trivialize his points.

@AmanCreatesArt

9 күн бұрын

Yeah there were several moments where I wished he could have elaborated on what he was saying before Jon cut him off with some whataboutism.

@AlexanderEklund

9 күн бұрын

Hear hear!

@sharontrujillo

9 күн бұрын

By all means....GO. seek where else he's speaking. Bye-now! 🎉

@BethBKaoihme

9 күн бұрын

Agree

@darrenjackson4646

12 сағат бұрын

Yea I love Jon, I grew up watching him. He seems to be a little cynical in his old age and is denying someone's research because of his anecdotal evidence of his spoiled, rich kids

As a Gen Xer, I recall a lot of peers worrying about whether they would ever own a home. Gen Zers are worried about being homeless. That tracks with the trajectory of trends on wages, debt, and other cost of living factors. PS: I love you Jon but using your own kids as anecdotal examples doesn’t address these minimal quality of life issues, young adults growing up in privilege aren’t the young adults he’s talking about.

@Sam_on_YouTube

12 күн бұрын

Things have been getting worse since the 70s. I'm on the border of Gen X and Millennial. I may own a home after I get an inheritance. My kids may not ever own one.

@irri4662

12 күн бұрын

​@@Sam_on_KZread I'm older but your absolutely correct.

@jdepaul87

12 күн бұрын

@@Sam_on_KZread You could give your property to them?

@eternyti

12 күн бұрын

Hear Hear especially on that last part. I love Jon but he has to realize he's coming from a very top-down bias (both from a generational and economical point of view).

@Marc010

12 күн бұрын

You took the words out of my mouth. Stewart's kids are most concerned about their Volvo not passing inspection? Totally absurd comparison.

Jon I don't say this often but you got in the way of that interview. I want to hear more from him. He told you we need to listen and you did

@victoria856

12 күн бұрын

I hate the funny jokes he tried to put into the interview. I wanted to hear more.

@Marsmac48

12 күн бұрын

While I 100% agree with this, I think both the guest and Jon could have posed their responses in a more understanding light. Its important to put things in perspective, both the older generation's plights and the younger generations plights. They are treating this as a competition not a moment of understanding and learning.

@LaurelKashinn

11 күн бұрын

Totally agree. He really showed an insensitive negative bias towards his own kids’ generation. Disappointing. I’m a late Boomer who’s also a late bloomer, mom of a Gen Z, and a part time school bus driver. I love this new generation which is allowing the further expansion of the definition of love, as has happened in every generation. I too would like to have heard more and will get the author’s book.

@AceFrahm

8 күн бұрын

I wanted to hear EVEN LESS from the guest. He is a bad communicator, and he did not do legitimate science, not even by the bad standards of "sociology".

@LaurelKashinn

6 күн бұрын

@AceFrahm Can you elaborate on that?

As a millennial, gen z is this country's only hope, they didn't get duped into the American dream like us. You have our generation's support!

@fredbyoutubing

9 күн бұрын

I feel like millenials were betrayed and Gen Z saw that and went "nope".

@joeyjoejoe314

8 күн бұрын

@@fredbyoutubing as a millennial, I can't be more proud of Gen Z right now

@foobarbazbaa5598

8 күн бұрын

@@fredbyoutubing Every generation felt that. And every generation feels like the passion of the youth is going to change the world. I hope you're right but I'm not super optimistic.

@fredbyoutubing

8 күн бұрын

@@foobarbazbaa5598 In my case, every Gen X I knew had a house with a pool, kids, a boring but well paid job. What we were told was that we would have just a much by living our dreams and focussing on our passions and dream jobs instead of thinking about money. Right now I work for bread crumbs in a video game studio until I get replaced by an AI.

@sleedeal8010

4 күн бұрын

elder millennial here, and I agree: Gen Z has got my support

Im glad to agree with the comments for once that Jon was minimizing the "plight of Gen Z" to just algorithms and the same old societal problems that everyone faces. Kudos to John Della Volpe for trying his best to meet Jon where he was at. as someone right between millennials/Gen Z, I was helped by Volpe to look at the importance of actually understanding what events we witnessed during our most formative years and how those in/directly influence our outlook / understanding of current events and politics.

Kids today know the world is dying and they see no one in power is stopping it but keeping a foot on the throttle

@bryanmachin2152

12 күн бұрын

That's because nothing is important to anyone over 40 but their OWN MONEY. The politicians are only a symptom of that disease. The ever-spiraling cost of living forces EVERY ADULT who isn't rich to basically never be able to think about anything else. And the cause? Corporate capitalists squeezing record profits out of all of us when all the post-Covid supply problems are over. You'll see.

@TheRealcdawg22

12 күн бұрын

May I ask your age?

@susanb4816

12 күн бұрын

@@TheRealcdawg22 63 with 4 kids 21-39. The younger ones are really floundering, my eldest is homeless although he works hard ; all are in different cities or towns

@ALynn-wp9gb

12 күн бұрын

I grew up with Reagan, feels very similar. Thing is, I became eligible to vote in 1992 and have never missed an election, local, state, federal, presidential. 70% of GenZ did not vote in the midterms in 2022 - the common BS misconception that the President is all-powerful while ignoring what they can do (the least they can do) by voting in ALL elections. My husband’s from Australia and even after being here 10 years is disgusted at the apathy towards voting, particularly in young people who are impacted the most.

@TheRealcdawg22

12 күн бұрын

@@susanb4816 I just wanted to have a fuller understanding of your perspective. Nothing creepy. I have just a 19 year old son. I am a single father having raised him by myself since he was a baby. It is not easy out there. I can't help but feel bad. He was the only one in our vicinity who didn't have a mother growing up. The other kids were not very understanding. Neither were the adults.

He’s a National treasure and a I’m 25+ year fan of the man, but first time I’ve ever heard him sound old.

@lilpawgthottie

12 күн бұрын

Or just like any other tired parent not with it. In other words, a form of narrow-mindedness and based on bias.

@magsw7159

12 күн бұрын

Agreed. Clearly so out of touch with Gen Z but if there's anyone who can receive feedback like this comment section and learn/grow from it, its Jon. Let's hope he does.

@phemykadri9487

12 күн бұрын

More like out of touch

@HilltopSunset

12 күн бұрын

I was coming to the comments to say this myself. Big fan of his, but Jon sounded kind of out of touch here, and even at times hypocritical.

@bernardmauge8613

12 күн бұрын

This is why he sould not have come back, The train has already left the station with him onboard.

I have 3 kids, 16-21, and I do my best to listen. The one that I believe is most likely to make a looooot of money tells me he thinks he'll never be able to afford his own house. This interview is hitting so hard right now

@dandylandpuffplaysminecraf8744

8 күн бұрын

I have two children. Hon, you have to buy them a house One is millennial and one is 17. Stop paying for their cars schools and sports and save for a house down payment and mortgage . The millennial has a rental in Santa Rosa and the teenager can have one too. Children are beyond a full time job.

@icantswim222

4 күн бұрын

Yes. This​@@dandylandpuffplaysminecraf8744

"How I remain hopeful is by separating the world you hear about in the news and through the media from the world you experience every day" The thing is Jon, you and I experience different worlds. Through hard work (and luck), you have managed to build a world that is secure and feels hopeful for yourself and your family. I'm sure your kids do feel hopeful and connected to America, because they are 'Jon Stewart from the Daily Show's' kids. Go ask the kids of a teacher and a healthcare worker how they feel about America and you will find they have a very different view on America and the hope they have for their future here. The world I and the other members of my generation experience is one of scarcity and hopelessness because we know that the system has been altered, in the time since you and your generation went through it, to ensure we are not allowed (no matter how hard we work) to get ahead without an incredible amount of luck because it would mean that the top earners in this country would not be 'as wealthy' as they are now. The news media may seem hyperbolic to you Jon, but it portrays a fairly accurate glimpse into the lives of 40% of Americans. I do not feel like a valued member of my country, and I feel like the work that I do (which I am lucky enough to enjoy) will never be enough to allow me to become financially stable in the same ways as my parents and grandparents.

In defense of Gen Z... I'm a Gen Xer. Was a housewife and mom all my adult life. My husband (now passed away) left me penniless in a foreign country. (Canada). I returned to the States thinking I knew what I needed to do to start over. But I didn't. I ended up staying with relatives across the USA (Michigan, Indiana, New Mexico, California, New York) looking for some way to actually get a foothold to stand on my own two feet. I was even homeless for some of it. Long story short: This country isn't working anymore. Things that were hard but doable are nearly impossible now. Gen Zers aren't exaggerating or making excuses. They're not lazy or incompetent. It really IS harder to survive now when you're starting from scratch and with nothing.

@KK-pm7ud

12 күн бұрын

In defense of research and statistics, you're only one example. It has always been the case when you leave a country or a bigger city it's hard to get back. Momentum is important.

@mandirants

12 күн бұрын

@@KK-pm7ud I am only one example. But I am an example that tried ALL OVER the country. Not just one place. And for what it's worth, I saw the same issues everywhere I went. With ANYONE "starting" from some place of beginnings. (Example: Gen Zers) Not just me.

@KK-pm7ud

12 күн бұрын

@@mandirants What is your job experience? Did you actually try to develop a career? Did you move because you were moving up in the same career? I know many successful Gen Z. But the common theme amongst them is that they built a career and grew their careers over time. And I know Gen Xers that still work retail and live with their parents.

@mandirants

12 күн бұрын

@@KK-pm7ud Did you not read the first post? I came from a generation that still believed that motherhood (stay-at-home) was a viable life choice. I had very little job experience and what I did have had been 20+years prior. But, to answer your questions, yes, I did try to go back to school. But, in case you forgot, that pesky little pandemic thing caused my school to actually cancel classes (for that entire semester) that were supposed to start in March. On top of that, I was working a minimum wage service job (the only work I could find being without work history and well, let's face it - not young) also closed shop since we weren't allowed to serve anyone. But, even before all of that - I found it almost impossible to make ends meet. Housing is very costly and minimum wage/part time was only $7.50 an hour at the time, where I was. (NM). And BEFORE THAT - the family members that I stayed with (in MI) lived in an extremely rural area and I struggled to get transportation to and from work) See... This is THE PROBLEM! People who have means, education, and money as a starting point DON'T LISTEN to the REAL PROBLEMS (not excuses) that those who don't have those things try to tell them.

@cenauge

12 күн бұрын

@@KK-pm7ud Social mobility has been on a sharp decline since the 1980s. There you go, research and statistics.

Stewart! You need to listen, Bro. You killed that conversation.

@Matthew-ve7uv

12 күн бұрын

Yeah he did keep cutting him off. Made JDV make points he wasn't making -- cut a sentence in half and it becomes another sentence. "I hate all people that defend slavery" becomes a totally different statement if you can't get the last couple of words out. Happened noticeably a couple of times here, but probably more than that

@robsomerton7390

12 күн бұрын

Agreed, and I'm a huge fan.

@KomoKorp

12 күн бұрын

felt like his takes were sadly so outdated. Why are two 50+ men explaining how the younger generation feels

@connielawrence9764

12 күн бұрын

I agree!!

@xeryues

10 күн бұрын

agreed. he couldnt shut down for a sec

Im a Gen Xer. The kids do have it harder. I love having Jon back but with his interviews he needs to listen twice as much as he talks.

You gotta respect that he doesnt just bring on guests that emphasise his own talking points

This is a rare time I disagree with John Stewart. I have two Gen Z kids, and we talk for hours upon hours This generation has suffered economically to the extreme. JFK being assassinated didn't affect the Boomer generation having food or a roof over their head etc...I am Gen X with a degree in psychology and extensive contact with Boomers too due to my employment...this generation is the first generation NOT white-washed by America's propaganda. They see through b.s. in an uncanny way and are excellent problem solvers. They are very united overall in their goals, and definitely will fight for genuine change more than any youth generations of the past as far as modern history.

@sabinehahn9774

11 күн бұрын

I think you may have meant "contact with Gen Z"? Can't see us Boomers being the ones to be NOT white-washed.

@tvmay2

6 күн бұрын

jfk DIDN"T AFFECT THE BOOMER GEN? THAT"S JUST NOT ACCURATE AT ALL.

When I graduated from college in 1970, I moved into an apartment in California that was $50/month. It was minimal as an apartment, but I didn't care. One week at minimum wage paid the rent. Today, my college tuition would have been maybe 10X more, and the apartment I rented would be at least $2000/month. Oh, and there were very few people who were homeless. It is tougher now. The rich are too powerful now.

@Chatta-Ortega

12 күн бұрын

Bingo. I graduated college in 84' and I could rent a cheap apartment while I struggled to establish my career footing. Greed has become our national religion.

@aaronsmith4806

12 күн бұрын

The wealth gap definitely is a factor

@hughman1356

12 күн бұрын

I remember even 5 years ago I could afford a 2 person apartment easily.... my family is currently living with grandma and grandpa 😅

@elainehewitt6813

12 күн бұрын

The rich ARE too powerful now!

@SoullessScythe

11 күн бұрын

no, its not about the rich, its about people your age, lending us your voice when YOUR voice isnt what we need, so stop talking.

How is climate change and knowing our kids' life expectancy is going way down not MORE anxiety inducing than previous generations? This isn't "maybe a nuclear bomb will go off", it's "every day things are getting worse and their effects will be felt by our children...but let's keep making money instead."

@sirenscall1

9 күн бұрын

Oh and also the nukes are still there too, ya know for some extra spice.

I think this perfectly example of gen z's point.There wasn't a gen z person brought on to talk about this instead.It was someone who isn't part of our generation and he is looking at it from an outside perspective

@AceFrahm

8 күн бұрын

Yes, and his methods were not legitimate polling either. Then speaks of Z as though X hasn't always been also in constant economic danger since Reagan..

I think John is really missing the point here. The youth vote was so incredibly important to the last election and by continuing to not understand Gen Z, we may fail the next one and they will have no motivation to vote again. Also, we never had a nuclear armageddon. There actually ARE mass shootings constantly. Really wish he would just let the man speak on this one. I wanted to hear more.

@jet96

12 күн бұрын

Agreed, Jon kept interrupting him and never let him finish a full sentence. Really frustrating interview to watch

@Bgrk

12 күн бұрын

You know I feel like some important points were not stated. 1. Inflation and wage stagnation. 2. How artificial intelligence is now not to far away making alot of jobs obsolete. 3. Lack of upward mobility in society. You can go to college and not be hired in your field because the job you would have has been off shored. Or in a few years will be taken by A.I.. Think about car manufacturing and how it’s mostly robots making cars now. 4. Lack of safety nets for the old and poor. The government in some places is basically making it illegal to be homeless. Plus social security is said to run out by 2035 thats 11 years. 5. We see that democracy can be overturned by a dictator on a whim. America has never had a dictator I don’t think that idea came to Americans minds of list of things to worry about. They (meaning Jon’s generation) had to worry about getting a job in the strongest country to emerge after WW2. With the strongest economy pretty much on planet earth. We have to worry about a literal fascist becoming president after two of the worst economic downturns in history. I think we the younger generations have a much different set of problems.

@BrimstoneBlade

12 күн бұрын

@@Bgrkin regards to your point 3, I was recently looking at jobs and found quite a few saying they require a BS and are management/engineer/etc named positions, but only paying $13-$18/hr. How are you supposed to pay off loans, rent, bills, and eventually buy a house or live the American Sham nowadays? We aren’t.

@purdysanchez

12 күн бұрын

Despite all the hysteria, on the big issues that matter, Trump and Biden are mostly the same.

@ALynn-wp9gb

12 күн бұрын

@@Bgrk Jon isn’t a boomer, he’s gen x, first of all, so WWII isn’t really a viable argument here. Second, everything you listed happened during when boomers, gen x and millenials came up, it’s not just a gen z thing. As far as #5? It cannot be “overturned by a dictator on a whim”. Voter turnout is what makes or breaks elections, and in the midterms it was only 50% overall and only 27% turnout by those under 30…less than the 31% that it was in 2018. Might want to do some homework about what really happened in the 70s and 80s and how there are actually a whole lot of similarities. Inflation in the 1970s, Tipped Wages which has been around since after the Civil War, Jobs being offshored due to NAFTA in the 1990s and the conservative SCOTUS granting Corporate Personhood among other horrors. GenZ isn’t in a bubble experiencing these things - we in our 50s are scared sh*tless too - look at #4. I’m 50 and have no 401k (which is not as unusual as the media makes it - 40% of us don’t have retirement savings). The average homeless person dies at age 50 - not under 30 like GenZ folks are. And ya might want to do your homework as well on the automotive industry where the UAW has almost half a million members and where VW just voted to unionize in Tennessee…they ain’t robots. Why do you think that what’s going on in the world magically only affects your generation? We’re the ones in GenX who are closest to retirement age and know that we will be working til we die, and in our house we’re baffled AF that the majority of GenZ is ignoring the ballot box. My husband’s from Australia where there is real climate change legislation and universal healthcare - why? Because 97% of people vote.

The core issue is the wealth gap. You can pretty much trace all these gen z and millenial anxiety to that. Until the electorate realize it is not a battle between race or culture war bs, but rather a class struggle nothing is gonna change.

@jaeldi

12 күн бұрын

When people say "the culture war" i always say that is a distraction from the real war, The Class War. I think that was what Stewart was trying to get across, how are the economic problems that affect Mil/GenZ any different from the negative affects on all the generations? Neither Stewart or JDV were communicating well in this interview. And, once again, it's not a "Generation War", it's a Class War.

@rainmanjr2007

12 күн бұрын

Full applause for hitting a BINGO.

@LP-zn8sc

12 күн бұрын

Oh they know it's a class struggle. They just prefer winning.

@hakukuze7947

11 күн бұрын

You hit the nail on the head.

i think this entire conversation wasn’t centered enough on how economically we are the worst off generation. I think that is truly the biggest deal.

Few things bring me more pleasure than watching Jon Stewart back on The Daily Show.

I watched this interview 3 times now to make sure I'm not misunderstanding, but yeah Jon is doing classic "I'm older and I have seen how everything works and you younger one's just don't know that life is always tough." If there was ever a generation that ALREADY KNEW life is tough, it would be the millenial and gen z generation. People like Jon forget a lot of us are full blown adults, 30s and 40s now. I get more mad each time I watch this, Jon just proved the point the guy was talking about. The Old are insanely out of touch, and the Young who are ACTUALLY living in modern America are not being listened to. Frankly I think we're just going to have to start talking to the older generations in business and politics like they are the actual children, and standing up for ourselves whether they like it or not. They're too brainwashed about their own 'greatness' or something. And that's what you get pops for not listening.

@sarakajira

12 күн бұрын

hundred percent.

@kanishknishar

12 күн бұрын

Not sure how Jon proved his point. Taking issue with the current generation having worse than all that preceded is valid. The pollster is trying to paint this picture of how Americans were united at one time in earlier decades but I think you guys have always been deeply partisan and divided.

@Stalltt

12 күн бұрын

I'm pretty sure that Jon's obtuseness is intentional to force John (not to be confused with Jon) to justify and explain his positions. It's an adversarial interview tactic that helps people who are predisposed to dismiss your ideas at face value to instead consider them on their merits instead of prejudice.

@LindaC616

12 күн бұрын

You nailed it​@@Stalltt

@redgat96

12 күн бұрын

💯 Jon is an old rich guy who’s out of touch. The nuclear bomb drills they had to do back then must have been scary BUT they never actually had to experienced nuclear fallout in US. Active shooter drills are common in school’s/workplaces and it’s killed thousands since Columbine 25 years ago

I agree with this guy. He's basically saying that: yes, times have always been stressful, but the difference for Gen Z is that they have fewer positive things to be able to balance. Forty years ago, there wasn't the life ruining student debt, non-existing home buying prospects, fear of kids being shot in school, etc... And yes, Jon worried about war and nuclear conflict -- as do we. So the problems are mounting but the reasons to be optimistic, even in different facets of life, are fewer and fewer. I get it.

@MiniBeas

12 күн бұрын

That's true. There are a lot of nuclear weapons out there and Putino is kind of crazy.

@CuriousCritter17

10 күн бұрын

Such BS. Tell this too people in the Civil War

@shanghaiffgg

9 күн бұрын

@@CuriousCritter17don’t be so flippant. He is comparing to gen X and boomers and is completely correct.

@shellywernette4449

8 күн бұрын

Agreed. You can put up with a lot of problems when there's hope for things being fixed on the other side. Undercut that optimism and you've got the younger Millennials (those in elementary school when 9/11 hit and Gen Z).

Absolutely love this interview by Jon! Always brings in counter questions to see if the arguments are strong enough or not. Poking holes in a derived theory and interpretation of data/survey are key elements of critical thinking. Thanks Jon for bringing the perspective of different situations and expanding it to generations that are tied together as well (remembering we have families).

John Stewart is one of the best interviewers. He can disagree with an individual but allow them to have a reasonable thought-provoking conversation. So much is focused on “gotcha” questions, or trying to completely invalidate without making argument of your own.

I would suggest Jon actually have some conversations with people under the age of 30 that don't work in his studio.

@michelleoda8424

12 күн бұрын

And are not his children.

@lotl813

12 күн бұрын

It doesn't sound like he really talks to his children

@annacaveney9968

12 күн бұрын

@@lotl813 his children are not worried about being homeless, they know that Mom and Dad will _never_ let that happen

@MallSecurity

12 күн бұрын

@@annacaveney9968 Yeah I would have trouble biting back on that - Rich Kids don't have the same problem as everyone else

@GhostStealth590

12 күн бұрын

He definitely showed his age but also his wealth. Most people aren't fortunate to start shows, most people struggle to even secure a job making over 20k a year. The amount of 50-60+ year Olds working at Walmart or McDonald's is unreal. They got no retirement so now they make minimum wage for a tiring and thankless job just to keep a roof over their head. And a lot of the time that doesn't happen. I've worked with so many coworkers from Hardee's, Walmart, Dollar General, Petromart, and some help desks that were legitimately homeless despite working 5 days a week.

Jon, I am a huge fan of yours, but I think you got a couple of things very wrong in this interview. Yes, we had the cold war, and we had Vietnam. But, it is very different watching those things play out on TV - thousands of miles away - versus watching your best friend get slaughtered in the seat next to you or the next classroom. Also, don't trivialize the fact that we had more stable environments where one parent could stay home and parent - versus work two jobs just to put food on the table; where communities were communities and neighbors knew each other. In addition, college was affordable and gave many of us an opportunity for a better life. We could start our jobs with zero $$$ in the bank, not a -$200K loan debt, We also didn't live through a WW pandemic trapped on zoom for 8 hours a day.

@GonsalvoDeCordova

12 күн бұрын

The work of all those moms - yes, nearly all were women - staying home, maybe working part time, and running the society, was never monetized, so it did not count. As they say, smh ...

@ligeialovelace

11 күн бұрын

The number of war veterans in this country is larger than the number of kids who have lived through (or been killed in) a school shooting. I don't disagree with your other points, but worth calling out that you rarely have wartime trauma through direct experience in Gen Z.

@tiktokviral6218

11 күн бұрын

@@ligeialovelaceas if gen z are not part of the military who would face and are facing war. gen z have to grow in the environment made by the weakest spoilt generation called the baby boomers

@TheAprilanne

11 күн бұрын

Thanks for saying all this, so I didn't have to.

@jigglesox320

10 күн бұрын

This is probably the first time ever that I disagreed with Jon’s interview so completely that I watched in disbelief and talked back to the TV. He’s so smart and considered… why was he laughing and not listening? Not like him. He talked about Tic Toc so much. So superficial. Also. Your kids aren’t worried because they come from privilege, no matter how hard YOU worked for it. I’m not saying that they don’t understand the state of the world… But the state of the world can also be relative.

This type of research, and caring for young generations, and having the freedom to criticise the government, vote, and elect. These things have a profound effect on societies and nations, in America and many other nations these things are basic rights and there's no question about them. I've always wanted to live until I see my country, Egypt this way. It breaks my heart that this probably will never happen in my lifetime. I'm only 32, but nothing is gonna change. We deserved a better life, and rights! But seeing such a show makes me happy to even know that this exists... freedoms and research with Democracy and informed citizens are vital for healthy societies and nations.

Great conversation! The most salient point was near the end where Jon asks if social media is hurting them: "Unquestionably it's hurt them". Keep your kids off social media.

20 y.o college student here. While I generally agree with Jon and appreciate the different perspective he brings, I believe he missed his mark on this one. Yes, every generation has its own plight, and you’d be ignorant to claim otherwise. No, GenZ (in America, at least) hasn’t seen the battlefield or experienced the horrors of war. Despite this, though, we do face a new, specifically unique and devastating challenge unlike all (yes, all) prior generations - being raised on the internet and immediate connectivity. While one could make the bible look like a short story trying to explain the intricacies of the internets effect on young minds, I’ll limit myself to 2 major points: 1) We see everything - wether it be the most stunning sunset, brutal car crashes (which is in fact pushed by the Instagram algorithm, for some reason), polarizing political videos, or wars unfolding live, we have been exposed and desensitized to the extremes. For what my opinions worth, I see this as a catch 22. Many who’ve made their rounds on the web have been exposed to the far right, left, up, and down, and find themselves well informed and comfortably somewhere in the middle; the internet can be unparalleled source of knowledge, diversity, and truth. On the other hand, as was briefly discussed, modern algorithms are an unprecedented force of psychology, leading many impressionable minds down the depths of echo chambers, which leads me to my second point. 2) Beyond the uber-advanced technology itself, another unique hardship facing younger generations is the age which we receive this technology. I was fortunate to have been raised by “strict” parents, who never allowed an Xbox or any sophisticated technology until I got a PC in high school. Yet now, only a handful of years later, you can’t even go to a restaurant without seeing parents sedate their 4 year old with an iPad. They say you are a product of nature and nurture, with nurture historically being exclusively provided by your parents and social context. Now, though, nurture is being hijacked by the algorithm - which is *literally* designed to be as addictive as possible. Imagine the effect it’ll have on generations who didn’t go through their most formative years without the algorithms thumb on the scale. We truly have no idea what the ramifications of the “iPad kid” generation will be, but as a youth who’s personally grown up in the midst of this technological revolution, I *highly* encourage all parents to either restrict your child’s access to technology, or at least be willing to admit/accept that you alone won’t be raising your child.

@lightwillprevail

12 күн бұрын

Great observations, very well said 👍

@superblondeDotOrg

12 күн бұрын

Censorship of media to anyone has always proven to be more harmful than beneficial.

@terriring1950

12 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for this! I hope parents see your comment-it’s so much more impactful than anything a granny like me could say

@ALynn-wp9gb

12 күн бұрын

Challenges of Gen Z when it comes to technology - as a GenX’er, I couldn’t agree more. My husband and I survived our suicide attempts as teenagers in the 1980s, and I have told him often that if I’d grown up in the era of social media, based on the bullying I went through in my analog childhood? I am without a doubt that I would have tried again…and succeeded. The *uniqueness* of each generation’s collective and individual trauma doesn’t make one superior to another, and that’s what Stewart was going for while the white dude from Harvard just kept pushing that because Z didn’t have a terrorist attack or a man on the moon that somehow their experiences are worse, and pushed and pushed that generalization/stereotype based on age, which is not only ignorant but misleading and ultimately dangerous. I’ve seen this for decades in the workforce in HR where managers all want to categorize their staff and it is a disservice to all involved. Just like any other group (gender, race/ethnicity, sexuality, etc.), if we get to know each other and what makes us unique AND what is similar, we might have a better chance as a society. BTW as a GenX’er, my version was only being allowed television a couple nights a week, while my friends were literally being babysat by the TV. This was also back when we talked on the phone and that time was limited as well in favor of face to face conversations…what a concept. Now you can’t go into a coffeeshop without seeing people on their laptops or, even when with another person, on their phones. Ew.

@LindaC616

12 күн бұрын

This is, without a doubt, the most articulate and well-thought out response I've ever seen from a 20 yr old. Which is frightening, bc I spent over 25 yrs working with that age group. Kudos to your parents. However, if you saw the appearance by Haidt this week, you will have noted that many of your peers were saying "this is not us!" in the comments.

I want to hear more from this man. He understands. A lot of the people in my generation are not on social media as much as Stewart seems to think. The sample you're looking at on tiktok isn't representative of this whole generation. This man hears us, and I want to hear him more.

got to love Jon facing a Harvard head of polling who studied this for decades and wrote a book on it, with his gestalt rofl.

Jon's a strong interviewer, and this is the value in long-form conversations; the nuance. Nuance is also what makes navigating comparable world events worse for my generation: to stay up-to-date with the Vietnam war, kids from that era weren't watching daily videos of bloodshed. There're some great articles out there about how brain development post-9/11 has created young people today who are constantly on edge. I wish it'd been able to go longer -- Jon only began understanding the psychological effects of what social media throws at us when John mentioned that car crash video example.

@play-fool

12 күн бұрын

That's why I was pretty miffed by his implication that watching the Vietnam war on TV is anything like what the kids go through. for one there are few things that could be more literal or more prevalent as a danger for school children in America than to know that they are oftentimes the targets of domestic terrorists. for another thing, The amount of mind-breaking information that one can acquire in a single day on the internet is more than some people would have learned in a lifetime prior to the digital age, and there is a huge difference between encountering that as an adult and growing up with it as your norm.

Jon touched on something I think is worth talking more about, previous young generation political movements ended as he said when they got jobs. The real thing they got was stability. If you have a job that sustains your living situation and leaves you comfortable you are not going to have nearly as much of a reason to continue in politics. However if, for example, it continuously felt impossible to own a home or have a vision of what your retirement could be, people are not going to stop making a fuss.

@SlusserGuitars

12 күн бұрын

Yes, this is why we need organized labor.

@rainmanjr2007

12 күн бұрын

The jobs came after the draft was ended, as well, leaving me to think Hippies were only concerned with being killed in a war. After that threat ended they got jobs and voted for Reagan.

@fulstaak

10 күн бұрын

Most of it comes for cynicism in the face of politics. Politician's job is to create generations of cynics who will become numb to political change. So old farts of 170 years old, left and right, can stay in power unchallenged.

@Chiater

10 күн бұрын

So maybe in a twisted way, the inability of housing security is what will stop complacency and push Gen Z to finally make real change and stop this cycle of activism in youth and conservatism after your 30s

@rainmanjr2007

10 күн бұрын

@@Chiater Let's hope they settle on pragmatism.

Jon, the deaths of civil rights leaders and presidents are traumatic, but imagine the trauma of seeing hundreds of children that look just like you getting shot at school. Imagine what it's like when anyone who has the power to stop such a thing doesn't see that as a problem. Imagine graduating from university with an engineering degree, work experience, and being told you're worthless. Imagine living everyday with no place to talk to anyone, no place to go.

@br0k3nman

12 күн бұрын

Speaking the truth my brother.

@RobTaylorTraining

12 күн бұрын

It's way worse than just this. Imagine seeing thousands of kids being killed and millions being starved to death and everyone is acting like no one cares. Imagine feeling like absolutely no one is on your side, not the politicians, not the media, not the government, not even the medical industry. Slavery is at an all time high worldwide. Child trafficking is at an all time high. Most of the world considers us the 'evil empire' and they are constantly exposed to this opinion online, exposed to ALL of it, constantly.

@superblondeDotOrg

12 күн бұрын

Imagine being a young white male and being told you are the root of every problem in america. Toutube will likely shadowban this comment as youtube censors most of my comments this past year.

@victoria856

12 күн бұрын

Add on living in pandemics, more likely to live in environmental disasters, not.bring able to afford housing

@everykneeshallbowzao

12 күн бұрын

The school shootings were one off situations. They don’t happen everyday. Previous generations also experienced police brutality and violence in the school and outside of school. There is no big difference. Only difference is exposure to violence through their phones these days. That’s all

Jon, been watching you for many years and have never once disagreed with you until this interview. Your host was right and professionally in a better position than you to smell the winds of change in his field. Gen Z do think differently. Depressed they may be due to social media but they are empowered by it as well. Unlike my "drop out" generation they will (begin to) save the world, Roll on November.

@YourMom-rg5jk

11 күн бұрын

due to social media? this fails to consider many situations. for example: i was r-word-ed, (yes that r word that the yt moderation bots hate) every other day for over half a decade. how could I turn out any differently?

@YourMom-rg5jk

11 күн бұрын

by religious psychopaths that kept me out of any situation that would enable me to tell someone through homeschooling and convincing me I was crazy and incapable if I expressed any objection to what had happened to me. I wasn't allowed to speak to anyone outside my family until I was 13 or 14

@YourMom-rg5jk

11 күн бұрын

of course my replies get removed! amazing job covering for child rapists @youtube

I appreciate tough questions, but I do think there is a difference in the economy of young people today and how it was in generations past. I'm a millennial, and I don't think I'll ever be able to afford a house no matter how hard I work. Jobs that I'm applying for today literally pay the same starting wages as my first "adult" job did in 2008. In generations past it seems like there was hope that you could do okay for yourself if you followed the path. It doesn't seem like that anymore.

I'm kinda surprised at Jon on this. I was born in 1980, and I think the guest is right about a lot of things with this younger generation of adults coming up now. They never have seen Americans united, and although there was a time I thought I may never own a home, when the financial crisis happened and housing prices plummeted, I didn't have to compete with investors to be able to purchase a house. The amount of real estate that is being bought up by entities that aren't ever planning on living in the house is above anything any previous generation still alive has experienced. It's like going back to feudal days when you had to pay rent to extremely wealthy landholders who basically ran your life. That's what these young people are dealing with now. Rent prices are also skyrocketing because that's how monopolies (and industries with colluding "competitors") work.

@burgermind802

10 күн бұрын

I'm the same age as you and and it's obvious to me that Jon is out of touch and generalizing is understanding about young people without direct understanding combined with lack of understanding about financial issues they face.

@stoogel

9 күн бұрын

It is something millennials absolutely do have to face as only 50% own homes and 90% want to. In fact, Gen Z's homeownership rate is higher than that of Gen X and Millennials when they were the same age.

@sabinehahn9774

5 күн бұрын

@@burgermind802 I think it is really difficult to comprehend when you're not living it, but what drives me mad is that my generation - the boomers - just so much resist listening. I'm sure we're not all this selfish, self-obsessed, willfully ignorant monsters that we truly sometimes look like?

As a late millennial, I agree with a lot of these points for Gen Z. I have said my generation saw a glimmer of a hopeful future before everything got worse and worse from gun violence to the economy to the environment. I believe that has made us feel more defeated and apathetic than Gen Z. Gen Z was basically born into the world on fire. They haven’t seen the hope; so, they are more likely to want to fight to make their own hope. I’ve always been really proud of the ones I see for that.

@DonnyThaDealer

11 күн бұрын

And nobody listens to us, late millennial here too. Everything we have an issue with, and see as big issues are ignored. Protests silenced, opinions pushed aside. So many things we have serious issue with and they brush it aside as whinging. While we see it as being of the highest importance. Eg: climate change, LGBTQ rights, gender equality, women's reproductive rights, health care, affordable housing, Palestine, wage stagnation. Just brushed aside and crackdown on any movement we make.

@DonnyThaDealer

11 күн бұрын

Just like John did in this interview.....

@ravindra7791

11 күн бұрын

​​@@DonnyThaDealerIt's better to focus on a couple of items from the list that will get traction. For eg affordable healthcare and housing. It will also bring the largest benefits to most people

@cocojumbo26

11 күн бұрын

As a millennial, I’m hopeful that Gen Z will save us. Yes there are a lot of them who are still clunky because they lack some things that really could happen with experience and brain development completion. However, they’re sick of this BS and are creating spaces for their rights. It’s encouraging me too.

@Mekrinel

10 күн бұрын

@@DonnyThaDealeras an older millennial I have to agree with you 100% as well

I started crying when John talked about our anxiety’s and deep deep dark depression. He is listening to us

So refreshing to see Jon Stewart back - the GOAT

I would have liked a longer conversation. There were ideas worth hashing out. And they both pressed each other in a solid way.

@kittmarie8285

12 күн бұрын

I'd like to see longer conversation with so many of their guests. I'd love it if they made podcasts with their guests, or am I just missing out? haha!

@katherenewedic8076

12 күн бұрын

Jon kept interrupting because he didn't like what the guy was say.

@KeitaroE37

12 күн бұрын

@@katherenewedic8076I don’t think he agreed with what he was saying, but I also think he is aware he has to try to keep the show entertaining and funny as well.

@Smethells2023

12 күн бұрын

@@katherenewedic8076Exactly. Very unprofessional and shows he’s got as much of an agenda to push as anyone else on TV does. “We had it worse.” “My kids are only worried about streaming.” Gee it’s as if being a multimillionaire comedian known worldwide means most of your “problems” in life aren’t actually problems the majority of people face, and it insulates you to the point you that become out of touch with the rest of us or something. 🤔 Tell ya what we’re worried about: the literal end of the world. Climate change, pollution in everything (microplastics, PFASs), the renewed threat of nuclear war, the rise of fascism in mainstream politics once again, rising global tensions and the possibility of WW3, never being able to afford a house or retirement or children, being stuck with debt forever. (I don’t believe this was just a bit, based off of how many years I’ve been watching Stewart. He seemed genuinely annoyed/uninterested about what this guy was saying. It reminded me in some ways of when he was on Hardball, but that WAS justified.)

@brandongratta9040

12 күн бұрын

@@katherenewedic8076 They were having a debate it wasn't like the guy didn't get his points across, Jon just as the host has to keep it going if the point is long esp if he disagrees.

I sincerely love the show, but the way Jon Stewart talked with John Della Volpe reminds me the way Fox news anchors talk with scientists that dedicated most of their life's on studying a subject, to the point they basically breath information about the topic, it almost feels like the "Don't look up" movie We all need to have some doubt about everything we hear, but we need to be a little bit more acceptable to what someone, who is basically an expert on the subject of the interview Doubting on what scientists have to say is the main cause Brazil had over 700.000 deaths by COVID, even when studies show that it shouldn't be more than half of that

Just remember, the mess in the world today was mostly caused by the Silent Generation (the barbs in politics), with Gen X kind of involved in it too. It's like they inherited some of the chaos and passed it on. Gen Z, on the other hand, is smart, super chill and caring, but don't mess with them when it comes to standing up for what they believe in. They've got that perfect mix of empathy and fierceness - give them the world and they'll make it a better one!

Well, at least he acknowledged that he was in an unbelievably fortunate situation while denying the findings of his guest.

I think the issue is Jon is too focused on anecdotal evidence. He is rich, his kids probably don't worry as much as the other 95% of america...

@bloo9699

12 күн бұрын

Yea, when he said young people are in the same economy we're all in I just about had a spit take. Technically true, but he aught to try being poor these days, it's extremely expensive. Heck my bank will charge a monthly fee if the amount in the account goes below a certain amount. I love Jon but its how for rich folks to stay in touch.

@Ewww1219

12 күн бұрын

​@@bloo9699Exactly. Just as another commenter said, "It's a lot easier to weather a storm when you already own a boat than to have to build one while trying not to drown."

@victoria856

12 күн бұрын

I usually agree with Jon, but I disagree with him completely. His situation doesn't compare at all with Gen z. John stewart faced abstract horrors. The majority of Gen z sees the writing on the wall from a young age, with local and world wide events confirming it.

@Ewww1219

12 күн бұрын

@@victoria856 With every awful thing today, the future only promises worse. Gen Z needs to live in this world for the next 70 years and I can only feel sadness for this. Radical change is needed. If it's still possible.

@ALynn-wp9gb

12 күн бұрын

Recalling life in the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s is not ‘anecdotal evidence’ - these historical events really did happen that he talked about, back before he was a rich guy and was just the son of immigrants like many others in America. It’s also incredibly icky to say because he’s wealthy that his kids “probably don’t worry as much”. All kids worry. Period. Also, 70% of GenZ did not vote in the 2022 midterms, completely blowing off what they could have affected positively for the country along with 50% of Americans as a whole. The lack of voting in this country in local, state, and non-presidential elections is disgusting. No pity for those who refuse to vote .

I'm not even Gen Z but this interview felt way out of touch. I also hate when people talk about all Americans being united right after 9/11. For Arabs and/or Muslims, it absolutely did not feel that way.

@hmq9052

12 күн бұрын

Understandably

@hyperfluous

12 күн бұрын

i was at a university when 9/11 happened and i remember the international studies or whatever building the ignorant though was related to the incident was vandalized.

@hmq9052

12 күн бұрын

@@hyperfluous You were at university? What were you studying? Your feet?

@DawnBurn

12 күн бұрын

Even if you weren't Arab/Muslim but were aware of how Bush was using to make the TSA our most hated thing... it was not uniting.

@gh0stshad0w

12 күн бұрын

@@hmq9052 He took the short bus

This is a brilliant interview. He is right to push back at the generalized talking points the guest is offering because they are not new. But the guest defends his observations well enough so that something better comes out of the discussion.

One of the best discussions I’ve listened to in awhile, well done Jon Stewart Thank You!

I feel like Jon didn't take any of the information in to learn about it but only to reply to it, to argue it. He's straight up saying "We did that too" to every single point like hello? Mr. Volple is there to give you the stats not to try and defend them to you, you can't ask him for the info, have him give you the info and still be like "I disagree with it", it just makes you look like a Republican learning about Climate Change.

@angeladoll9785

12 күн бұрын

This interview really highlighted the need for a MUCH younger host for TDS

@frankxu4795

12 күн бұрын

You missed Jon's point as well. There is nothing wrong with talking about the data. However, there are a lot of mistakes made interpreting the data. "We did that too" is talking about the fact that lots of these so called "problems" exist in every generation, including Jon's, just in a different form, but all of them coped with the problem eventually. Using this as an evidence for special treatment is sinister and gross.

@MallSecurity

12 күн бұрын

@@frankxu4795 this Video highlighted the "Gen Z doesn't feel listened to" take; first time John has ever felt really old in an interview. Esp the "His Kids" take; the kids with Rich Parents didn't really have issues during Vietnam either.

@play-fool

12 күн бұрын

​​@@frankxu4795every time someone disagrees with him on this there's somebody in the comments saying that they missed his point. No, we didn't, we just don't agree!

@davidg11235

11 күн бұрын

I couldn’t even finish the video. Jon is just so out of touch.

Jon - he is right - we have loaded this worlds problems on the youth without solutions - and huge amounts of them are overly depressed - anxious and more - the amount of information that can hit them at once without any support is incredible - I am mot with you on this one - doesn’t matter if it is imposed - it’s perception- that’s all that matters

@gweebara

12 күн бұрын

That's a fascinating take... I don't agree with it but it's well supported... The biggest problem in your argument is specificity... And as far as support it does exist but much of it is twisted toxic and corrupted for profit control or personal ideation... It's not that all of this is new, it's just that it's spreading faster than it used to and into more places that I used to. We are definitively much more fractious than we used to be but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Finding solutions for this multiplicity that aggrandize none and puts the resources where it's needed to ensure multiple generations ahead are the kind of solutions that will set us free to not worry about our governance.

@niqhtt

12 күн бұрын

I can tell you that half of every Jr High is pure apathy

@dirtsider

12 күн бұрын

Tell me about the "no problem" era?

@theorenhobart

12 күн бұрын

the thoughts are the same and feelings are the same all through the years, but now we hear about it because everyone has a voice that others can hear. the conversation has gone from between a few friends to the entire planet. there may be fractionally more older people trying to make the world better for younger people than 50 years ago but the sentiment is that older people think they worked for what they have and younger people see the world as being biased against them. i am this story

@SteveJonesOwnsDSP

12 күн бұрын

The youth are over depressed because of the rise in social media - where they are all compare to each other in unrealistic standards (filters, body image, even steroid usage for young men). It is said that comparison is the thief of joy, and when you have kids addicted to social media, it's no wonder they get depressed or anxiety more than other generations.

Young people will replace us all Jon, yes.Haha Very interesting conversation, thank you John Della Volpe. Thank you The Daily Show cast and crew. Peace and Love Y'all

I think this generation doesn’t have the opportunity to deal with stress due to constant media consumption rather than sitting with thoughts and dealing with things. Media is also pushing stress in front of us more frequently.

I’ve never seen John try so hard not to understand

@orsygodri1155

8 күн бұрын

He also kept interrupting. He asked his question and then when John Della Volpe tried to answer, he interrupted with a "funny" remark.

@hashenone

8 күн бұрын

Yeah, this was really difficult to watch. He’s just shutting down every point with jokes and telling someone who’s been studying this for 25 years he’s wrong. When, remember, he’s a comedian. Not a social scientist, not a researcher, not an expert on anything except comedy & being a TV host

@coolioso808

8 күн бұрын

@@hashenone He said it himself in an interview on Fox News, no less, with Chris Wallace, "I'm not an activist. I want my voice heard, that's why I got into comedy" but he's more on the satire end of things, not really looking to study and activate a new system change. He takes absurdity, along with his writers, and presents it in a funny way - but he has his own bias, he has his own wealth, he recognizes that, but he doesn't always understand something in a way you might think he should or would. Doesn't make him a horrible person, but I do wish Jon let the guest speak more.

@tvmay2

6 күн бұрын

YOU COMPLTELY MISSED HIS STYLE, AND HIS POINT.

Saw a comment that stuck with me that I think captures how Gen Z and Millennials feel in this moment in history: "Not only does it feel like 'something wicked this way comes' but there is also this feeling that the whole world is holding it's breath. Almost as though we are all waiting for some catalyst or sign or event that puts an end to feeling of being put on hold. This vague, unexplained unease we feel. Something terrible lurking just out of our field of vision but we all feel it closing in. I cannot count the number of people who have told me they wish that whatever is going to happen would just get on with it. That this waiting for the thing in the darkness is unbearable."

@superblondeDotOrg

12 күн бұрын

The algorithms thrive on fear.

@heidi4752

12 күн бұрын

Wow, that's eerie, and I resonate with it

@terriring1950

12 күн бұрын

As if the pandemic was just a warning…

@paintedwings74

12 күн бұрын

And it's true. We're sitting at the top of the roller-coaster's biggest drop, and that drop is climate chaos. There are political wickeds and economic wickeds this-way-coming, but the ecological wicked coming our way has been looming for 6 decades, and only some unexpected deep-ocean cycles have kept it from being seen in its full force. Well, this is when that cycle turns, and we're about to start dying of heat at an ever-increasing rate. We know the politics are poised to fall off a cliff, and if they don't, we know it's a huge battle to wrest our government back from the corporations. We know the economy is going to either split into ever greater inequality, or we'll have the fight of our lives to make some dent toward leveling the playing field. But when you put those battles on top of a planet where food doesn't grow when or where it used to, where rain falls too much or not at all, where cities become heat-traps that leave hundreds of bodies dead in badly constructed apartments with every single heat-wave ... that's the doom we're going to begin living with on a regular basis.

@play-fool

12 күн бұрын

precisely. I'm a younger millennial but this is how I feel

Great convo, I do think Jon is missing how materially different the social/economic conditions are for a young person today and how they intersect. He is almost embodying the issue that Volpe outlines: many generations have a hopeful and nostalgic image of America to aspire to. I dont think that exists for most young people today.

@thegentlelivingchannel

12 күн бұрын

That has more to do with social media than the economy. Gen X graduated into a full-on recession, with pretty much every fellow graduate of mine taking jobs at the Gap or waiting tables upon graduating, lol. We had roommates well into our 30s, some into our 40s. Many of us still don't own a house, lol. So yeah, the difference today is being able to moan about it and see others moan about it 24/7.

@happylikeanoldtimemovie

11 күн бұрын

Current state of things aside, it's hard to be hopeful and nostalgic about America when you learn America's real history and those growing up on the internet were the first gens to have a real opportunity to do that. That then hopefully leads to being more questioning of things, not falling for the same propaganda as in the past but I don't know if that's happening enough.

Welp! At the end of the day, Mr. Stewart just sold me a book. Putting in the work to understand the challenges of a younger generation might be a key first step to breaking an annoying, monumental cycle of division and political losses. 'Looking forward to knocking out “Fight: How Gen Z is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Save America” on my phone, during my lunch breaks.

Find me 1 person under the age of 30 who benefited from student debt forgiveness. It's all gone to older generations who've been paying for 20+ years. Meanwhile, college costs keep rising, minimum wage wasn't risen because of a parliamentarian they could've went around, the housing crisis has made it impossible for anyone not making 60K+ to find a studio apartment, and the job market is an absolute disaster-especially for recent grads with no experience. Do not talk to me about how pro youth this administration has been. Jon's got a pretty big blind spot here. He compared shooter drills to nuclear blast drills. Both traumatizing for sure. But only one of those ever actually happened in real life, and happened a LOT. You didn't watch kids just like you on the news getting blown up by nukes every couple of months Jon. These kids see kids just like them getting murdered all the time, then they see cops afraid to even go in and stop it.

@NicholasSeamans

12 күн бұрын

I am not going to push back against your second point but there is always tons of pushback for student debt relief. It was canceled by the supreme court.

@JustNotEverybody_

12 күн бұрын

@@NicholasSeamans because they used the COVID law to try and push it through, knowing it would be struck down. It is debt owned by the federal government. The president has the power to forgive it himself, he just chooses not to.

@skybluebrad2781

12 күн бұрын

Thank you! Thank youuuu!!!!

@NicholasSeamans

12 күн бұрын

@@JustNotEverybody_ SO much happen s I forgot about this.

@eighteen-naked-cowboys

12 күн бұрын

you're right - student debt forgiveness is life changing for some and hopefully will continue but does nothing for vast majority of Gen Z, as of now anyway.

I liked the comment on how both GenZ and Millennials have shared interests. Millennials seems to be getting forgotten from these conversations. We're in out 30s and have half-a-century ahead of us. Let's build a generational coalition against those who shut the door behind them once they reached success and push this country to deliver its promise of caring for its people. How do we do that? Vote!

@MamaTreNiner

12 күн бұрын

✊🏿✊🏾✊️✊🏻💙💙💙

@terriring1950

12 күн бұрын

Let’s not be building coalitions “against” generations. I’m a boomer mom of millennial kids. I’m not trying to shut the door on younger generations! Believe me, I want my kids to be able to buy a home and build savings! You’re mistaking old vs. young for liberal vs. conservative. Yes, I own my home and have some retirement savings. But healthcare costs will probably leave me destitute. If you’re waiting for older generations to die - cheer up, it won’t be long. 💀

@ALynn-wp9gb

12 күн бұрын

Voting? Yes. 73% of GenZ did not vote in 2022. Care about climate change? The Guardian reported yesterday that the overwhelming majority of scientists have said voting for climate change warriors instead of destroyers is the Number One way to affect change as an individual. This is not a “generational coalition” - it’s about community, and embracing our diverse backgrounds, ages, genders, races/ethnicities, and everything else. Hindsight is 20/20 and there will always be some things you’ll not know til you’ve spent more hours on the planet - think about what you said/did when you were 13 or 14 years old. As a 20 or 30 something it might make you laugh - or try to impose those lessons on kids that age because now you know better. Same thing happens in every decade after that so building relationships rather than creating adversaries is going to be key to getting what you want. Folks need to vote - Z’s have so many more years than us older generations but all of us are sharing this planet together and no age group should be dismissed.

@theprecipiceofreason

12 күн бұрын

@@terriring1950 Boomers tend to feel like they are all outliers but, regardless of your personal politics, the 'liberals' of the boomers failed. All that peace and love went right up your noses in the 80s and your compatriots didn't have the conviction to stand by Jimmy Carter. We have the map for the Reagan election. It was all red but one state, Minnesota. It's not even about politics though. It's about a generation whose parents bled everyway from sunday to make yours the most successful group of kids in the history of the planet, from cradle to grave. When you are gone, you did nothing for those that follow. you will take everything your parents did for you with you. So thanks for your insight but, the data shows you're just plain incorrect.

@LindaC616

12 күн бұрын

​@@terriring1950thank you

I am truly glad that many commenters on this video picked up the discrepancies from Jon in this interview. Gen Z or Millennials who strattle that Generational gap hit many crucial moments in our lives when catastrophe hit markets or attacks changed the world. Which fundamentally affected our lives and decision making processes based on the new reality we faced. These were timed to threaten our abilty to make significant strides in our financial, psychological or even physical well being. Many of us became inherently constrained. Regardless of how much the abilty of our parents or society could help us. The struggle is real, the middle class is shrinking and there is significant issue even for your generation that if a baby boomer's money runs out... your children may not be able to help you in your twilight years.

Agree or disagree with either of them - this is such a refreshing, thought-provoking and respectful conversation. No one shrieking, yelling, constantly interrupting. Go Daily Show!

@jibarabicha4853

8 күн бұрын

Is this sarcasm?

The point is - our generation still had the option to learn and eventually get into a job that paid your living, allowed you to build a home etc. The current young generations are quite aware that their future looks bleak - so what do they have to lose?

@dayegilharno4988

12 күн бұрын

The notion of "what do I have to lose?" goes far beyond the younger generations and is what gave us the advent of neo-fascism on an almost global scale, because only the political extremes have picked up on that widespread despair and played it for their own gains. The absence of any broader public discurse about the future of our societies is part of the problem. Trying to nip that discourse in the bud as with the weird misrepresentation of the campus protests doesn't help either...

@cedonuli

12 күн бұрын

Just wait until they realize that there will be no inheritance and all the equity in their childhood homes is sapped dry to pay for their parent’s bills

@franjkav

12 күн бұрын

@@cedonulithey probably already understand. I’m a mid millennial and I’m expecting nothing from my dad and little to nothing from my mom

@jeffwhitney3369

12 күн бұрын

Get a job that paid a living????? There is a 3.7% unemployment rate... THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO WORK!!!!!

@cenauge

12 күн бұрын

@@jeffwhitney3369 Working a job and working a job that pays a living are not the same thing. Even the homeless are mostly employed, but somehow that doesn't help them get out of homelessness the way that it used to. Either entire generations have suffered moral decay, or maybe--just maybe--the people who own almost everything decided to tweak the rules even further in their favor.

What I really like about Seth Myer’s interviews is that he asks a question, then leans back and lets the guest answer. I found Jon to be as dismissive about the younger generation’s concerns as many people who are older. Yes, our parents all walked 10 miles to school, uphill both ways in the snow. Every generation has its challenges, but I see this generation as having more than its share in unrelenting waves.

@TehDanceMaster

12 күн бұрын

It's sad, because we've still got people who're resigned to saying "That's just the way it is." as everything continues to decay instead of realizing that these are now REAL problems as said mentality those people've carried forward is what made everyone complacent for so long, it'll be bad for not only the people being misunderstood, but all of us.

Stewart is excellent at asking questions in the correct context, I knew that man was brilliant the first time I saw him

Jon this guy knows what he is talking about. Try to not interrupt too much. I love you Jon. I do like to hear what john Della volpe has to say

@AceFrahm

8 күн бұрын

No. Volpe is a BAD communicator who did not do legitimate sociology, and it SHOWS.

You're forgetting John . . . this generation has the internet and it is both a blessing and a curse. NO GENERATION has dealt with the amount of conflicting information, outright lies, cyberbullying and so much more

@LindaC616

12 күн бұрын

And yet, when someone with research in the area tried to tell them that 2 days ago, they all said "you're behind the times, Grandpa! This isn't us! We won't give it up!"

@Jai2ez

12 күн бұрын

@@LindaC616 They will keep making excuses until one day, they won't. That's when they'll become mature and stop with the victimhood.

@heathernks8

12 күн бұрын

But the internet is a choice. Not to be completely anecdotal, but my kid never really got into it. He enjoys nature & music. It's also how kids are raised. We all have to do our part to maintain balance in our online activities. I get that it can be addictive and that is why parental guidance is huge.

@Kenadian2006

8 күн бұрын

I mean, Millennials grew up with the internet and all the same conflicting information and misinformation. We just happen to remember what the internet was like before it was standard.

@mariadelpilar1590

8 күн бұрын

@@Kenadian2006 I am a "Boomer" and just got an Iphone in 2022 because I had to. It makes me sad since everywhere you go . . . everyone is on their phone. Little to no human interaction. Suicide rates have doubled . . . we need human touch and connection to be truly happy and those who don't . . . have accepted or become accustomed to loneliness. I know I have. All my friends are dead or moved away .

Growing up today is way different than every other generation!! Wake up Jon, your kids are entitled! Not about you or them

@MmCelliste

12 күн бұрын

Having the privileges of being the children of a rich father doesn't mean they still feel unheard on issues.

Great show Jon. Mr Della Volpe was brilliant and as usual you ask the right questions and your comments were great. Thanks for bringing up all the assassinations and NYC going bankrupt. I have never been able to buy a house at all and often argued with my father about how different my life was as compared to his - the greatest generation

We are all experiencing the same rain, Jon, but not all of us had a chance to prepare for the storm. -A millennial

Glad to hear young people are voting in higher numbers than in the past. Gen X'er here asking you to do this again this November. Thank you.

@theprecipiceofreason

12 күн бұрын

The boys vote mostly red, when they do (%10.) The girls say they will vote and vote blue but only %30 of them do and when they do, %20 of those vote red. It's not the blessing they are saying it is.

Jon def had his back up here :) It's hard for older folks to recognize that although, yes, every generation has its rough moments to reference, some truly are worse off than others. It's easy to get really defensive here; it's important to listen to understand, and Jon was not doing that in this interview, which likely reflects his stance outside of the television studio as well. Gen X is no longer the youthful generation - we are our parents, and we need to consider the way we viewed our own parents back then. "Parents Just Don't Understand" - Will Smith, 20 in 1988, 55 now. Jon's 61. It matters.

I've been polled (text msg) on my phone. They ask a question with multiple choice answers, none of which strays very far then the answer they want

That is one of the best and most sincere discussions I’ve seen on the daily show. I think the biggest issue is that we are creating a generation of lumpen who have no access to becoming invested in society; where they would be quietly co-opted in the way Jon references. And even if that were a path, the climate outcomes of “the American way of life” are so obviously disastrous that who in thier right mind would choose it?

what was going on here? Jon either read the book and hated it or just really wanted to share about his trauma from Bobby Kennedy's assassination. was this a meta booomer play? idk.. he interrupted the guest on so many topics we didn't get to hear

@play-fool

12 күн бұрын

agree with you, but you guys have got to stop calling him a Boomer when he literally said how many times he's Gen X. You should be laying the blame at the door of each generation that does this, not just boomers, and it matters If you want to compare generational trauma that you know which generation he is from.

@heathernks8

12 күн бұрын

​@@play-foolHe is a Boomer tho. I agreed w/ him in this segment, as an Xer, but he was born in 1962 & Gen X is '65-80.

@technicolorbutterfly9756

10 күн бұрын

Jon Stewart is most definitely a boomer, having been born in 1962.

I gotta disagree with Jon a little. I think gen z really does have it hard and it's okay to accept that while understanding other generations had it hard

Jon Stewart is so great I’m so happy he came back to us

The difference w Gen Z is they know their worth & they will demand those in power recognize their value via wages & real benefits (not pizza parties). More Gen Zers will listen to, believe, & then take action to advocate for themselves and their more vulnerable peers. As a younger Gen Xer, i enjoy interviewing Gen Z job candidates. They’re not concerned w hierarchies & status. Not a lack of respect imo, they see everyone’s work as equally valuable- including themselves.

I think one of the biggest issues between younger and older generations is the amount of hope there is for a future. The future was so bright for people in the 80's to have a home and retirement and to not hove the same food insecurities. When there is no hope for the future it's harder dealing with the present.

Also, I honestly think this is another example of someone like Jon, who is well meaning, still basing the reality of a generation around the people he's using to seeing everyday, and their kids, who are likely much better off than most. That's a minority with a different problems than the actual majority of a generation whom probably 3 quarters of is living paycheck to paycheck right now. No generation outside of the Great Depression era, has faced this kind of uncertainty, and certainly not people his age. I honestly thought he'd be more open minded on this. What the heck is going on.

@Chrissamurai2

12 күн бұрын

Right on, thought I was listening to Bill Maher for a second..

@ice22marble

12 күн бұрын

Stewart may be showing signs of metal fatigue, which is this case, his age is becoming something of a hindrance

@play-fool

12 күн бұрын

​@@Chrissamurai2me too! And I say that as someone who grew up idolizing Bill Maher because of my parents, and who grew into an adult who now can't stand the man. This was a disappointing attitude from Jon.

@happylikeanoldtimemovie

11 күн бұрын

Yes and compare how the government back then responded to the great depression vs how they are responding now. Is the Biden admin more like FDR's or more Hoover's?

I saw this as John pushing this guy to do his best at delivering his information. His concern in my opinion was not "So did we" as it was "So did we, and we didn't fix things, we can't assume comfortably that they will.".

@katyduggan3494

3 күн бұрын

He was trying to make that point, but did not do it well. His constant interrupting and steering the conversation to where he wanted it was not only rude, but proved the point that Gen Z is trying to make. Not only will he not listen directly to Gen Z, but he will no listen to Gen X when they're trying to share the Gen Z perspective. I'm a mom of two Gen Z and a HUGE fan of John, but he missed the mark with this interview. John, I recommended you try some of the questions Della Volpe uses with your own Gen Zers and don't interrupt their responses. You might be surprised by what you learn....

This generation knows more than they can ever have known as earlier in their lives than ever, and, yes, it makes sense that they are engaged and enraged more than ever. And, I am thankful. Therefore, this generation is also experiencing the first time ever the breaking of identities closer to their humanity i.e. nationalities, religiosities, cultural normality, and thus are perhaps experiencing anxieties that is incredibly new. Nice One!!!!

John Della Volpe talks about EXACTLY the concerns and thoughts I have about and for my generation!

"We don't have to agree, we just have to understand". Thank you. That's what Jon needs to internalise.

@A_Fool

11 күн бұрын

Okay, I "understand" your point of view... even though it's wrong lol. You're welcome 😉

I originally came out here to leave a disappointed comment about Jon’s handling of this interview, but I’m leaving feeling buoyed by the many comments from people who see what Jon does not, and appreciate the difficult world Gen Z and later Millennials are inheriting. I hope those of us Xers and Boomers who get it can come together and support the Z’s and Millennials so they CAN change the world for the better!

I appreciated this interview. Jon didn't shy away from pressing back, but this guy made his points, conceded to nuances and ended his poiint where he started, that the younger generations need to be listened to . My takeaway is that's true. ... and maybe sometimes they should do the listening.

I will have to say that I saw very little of Vietnam growing up. My parents shielded my siblings and myself from that kind of news. And yes, the Internet is a double edged sword. I grew up living an idyllic childhood where all I had to worry about where school bullies. Today's kids have every horror imaginable delivered to them at the touch of a button.

@keyser021

12 күн бұрын

Wouldn't you have wanted to know about My Lai during the actual time it was happening so that you could more accurately form your understanding of what your government is capable of hiding from you and why the world has such anger toward the US? They even let William Calley off scot-free.

@lightwillprevail

12 күн бұрын

Excellent point.. well said 👍

@ALynn-wp9gb

12 күн бұрын

They do…if their parents allow them access. Problem is, so many parents literally handing their smartphones to their babies to “play with” and then given phones, internet, and more. It’s not a requirement that your kid surf the internet or have a social media account, just like it’s not for any of us. I don’t have FB, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, or even Nextdoor. They are all are toxic environments and anyone who think it’s cool to let their kids on it (not to mention post pictures of their kids all over it) need to really rethink their parenting strategies.

@everykneeshallbowzao

12 күн бұрын

And so…what follows? Because they’re exposed to all this what does that mean? They still have a choice to feed themselves with it or to ignore it or to understand it and move on with their lives. The problem is most of the generation are obsessed with self. Obsessed with their phones. More than half their lives revolve around being online and on social media. This is a choice that they make. No one forced it upon them.

@emsee8073

12 күн бұрын

@@everykneeshallbowzao Liken the influence of media of all forms to air rather than food and maybe you'll start to shift your perspective a bit. You're implying that there is a choice to consume media when the reality is media surrounds us everyday. And even if you choose not to consume, that does not curb the influence it has on the population as a whole. We all live here and are influenced by everything and everyone on this blue dot, for better or increasingly, for worse. Side point, we all use our phones for everything, from applying for jobs, to paying bills. We need to stop singling out and demonizing each other and start to see discern the tools being used to divide us.

Yes Jon rich privileged kids are usually out of touch…

John you can't argue with him on this one. This generation hasn't ever known a time that America wasn't at war abroad.

LOL, it's hilarious to me that THIS is the interview where Jon decides to engage MAXIMUM PUSHBACK.

Wish Jon would shut up and let him talk

John- “today we’re going to talk about gen z.” John 2 minutes later- “That can’t be right! Why aren’t we talking about Vietnam?”

@MiniBeas

12 күн бұрын

Honestly, I don't think there were as many school shootings when John was growing up. To the point where you have actual kids dying in schools, not 18-year-olds who were submitted to a draft.

This video reminded me of Jon Stewart's greatness.

I did NOT expect this kind of pushback from Jon.