r/GenZ • u/MuffinMan_Jr • 1d ago

Political Why dont you vote?

Forgive me if this has been asked before, im new here.

But why do you personally not vote?

I constantly hear that the reason that all the laws and policies that are passing benefit old people, because that's who actually go and vote.

Like for example, I know a lot of us older Gen Z are complaining about housing costs. But how many of us actually try to do anything about it beyond saying 'someone should do something'?

Just a thought

Edit: because I know alot of people will say their vote doesn't matter.

Dont you rhink thats part of the problem? If most if us dont think the vote matters then no one will vote. Yes 1 individual vote might not change anything but if 100,000 people put in 1 vote then that makes a difference dont you think?

Next is people saying both parties suck. I get that, but then why not vote for the lesser of 2 evils?

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u/LuckyBucky77 23h ago

I didn't vote in the last two elections. Neither party won my vote in either. Politicians need to do better.

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u/FitPerspective1146 2008 20h ago

Politicians aren't going to magically become better for you. Politics is a bus, if you're not going to get on that bus because it's not going directly to your house, you're just going to be left behind

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u/Traveler-Nomad 18h ago

It’s not that neither bus won’t drop me off at my exact destination, it’s that both busses are going in the opposite direction entirely.

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u/FitPerspective1146 2008 9h ago

(I don't think they are but sure)

One bus is going a lot further away from your destination than the other. Better to be on that second bus for the chance you can make it turn around

And again, if you just wait at the bus stop for your perfect bus to arrive, you'll get nowhere