Eschewing Politics, Millennials View Technology As The Agent Of Change

Our political process, from the local to the national, has become captive to a highly active political class—a minority driven by gerrymandered districts, high net-worth individuals, and lobbyists pushing for legislation that benefits their clients. All the while, Millennials, a rising group of voters who are surpassing Boomers as the largest generation with the most at stake in our political future, seem to have checked out. There was a burst of enthusiasm for a charismatic Barak Obama in 2008 that morphed into disappointment when he proved unable to affect change at a grand level. Millennials have since come to view the political game with contempt, which is fueled further by where they get their news—from sources like Jon Stewart, the Onion and others who mock the political process.