The Rest Is Politics Divided or Dependent? The Real Gen Z Story
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May 9, 2026 
Bobby Duffy, generations expert and director at the King’s Policy Institute, offers data-driven takes on Gen Z. He challenges claims of radical generational change. They discuss shrinking community spaces, online life and loneliness, rising dependence on family, and slower transitions into adulthood.
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Generational Stereotypes Repeat Themselves
- Generational differences are often recycled stereotypes rather than new realities.
- Bobby Duffy notes labels like "entitled" repeated for millennials and Gen Z with little data backing them.
Separation Not Conflict Explains Age Divides
- The core problem is generational separation, not active conflict between age groups.
- Duffy shows towns got older and cities younger since the 1980s, reducing everyday intergenerational contact.
Digital Habits Drive Big Generational Gaps
- Digital platform use creates some of the biggest generational gaps today.
- Duffy highlights steep falloff in social media and tech use from Gen Z to millennials, Gen X and baby boomers.