Gen Z Student Influencing People To Read The Newspaper

Lots of people in her comment section — and also, Kelsey herself — have brought up media literacy, which is a rather hot topic for Gen Z. “Our generation is — how do I say this,” Kelsey tells BuzzFeed. “It’s beautiful, but it’s also a plague — we’re almost plagued by our empathy.”

She talks about how many young people often use their feelings, and their claims of being “too overwhelmed” by news that can be jarring, saddening, or disturbing, to “get out” of dealing with current events.