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Our Generation Loves Performance

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I took a break from social media for a very long time because I think it has been heavily affecting my mind. Before I did, as I scrolled through it, I kept seeing posts regarding AI misuse, failing systems, LOTS of animal abuse, racism, ableism, and other problems that we are facing. Most of those posts came from the same people I know who use AI for things as simple as their Facebook post captions, receive money from politicians in exchange for their votes, and love making fun of these existing problems as part of their “dark humor.” I am currently graduating as a secondary education student, and during assistantship, I encountered a lot of future teachers who love making fun of people, especially children with special needs. I hate how these aspiring educators think that the stimming behaviors of a child with autism are funny. These are the same educators I heard discussing what inclusive and progressive education is. I heard strangers conversing about someone who went to a rally f...