In today's episode, we'll be diving into the polarizing 2016 election, how it played out on social media, and how those two factors impacted Gen Z. Each of us were being spoon-fed exactly what we wanted to hear by the algorithm, and when reality didn't match up with our feeds, our generation experienced a sense of shock and betrayal we're still reckoning with today. Along with getting into the history of the content, I offer some must-hear advice toward the end of the episode in my weekly segment, 'Reality Check'. Subscribe to hear more episodes!

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In this episode, I discuss Charlie Kirk's death and the immediate digital bombilization of the incident. The polarization of his murder took over social media. False information was spread, comment sections turned into platforms for debate, and the violent video of his murder was shared relentlessly. How the internet took his death into its hands reflects the algorithm's focus on shock-factor and conflict rather than the truth. Let's get into the effects of this madness.

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Generation Z is the first generation to have grown up doing school shooting drills since kindergarten and the first generation to live through having gun violence be the leading cause of death in America. The trauma doesn't end when the lockdown drills are over; it continues online through the digital world we are all so attached to.

In this first episode, your host Sunny Day will explore how social media turned school shootings into a real-time, shareable crisis, creating a whole new digital archive of shared trauma. I'll break down the data behind the trauma and explain why 75% of Gen Z deals with stress from school shootings and why growing up doing those drills has had a serious impact on all of us.

This episode takes an in-depth, personal look at how our country's most devastating crisis has been amplified, altered, and forever documented through our digital world.

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Welcome to ‘Scrolling Through Doom’, a podcast where I’ll dive into how Gen Z has been characterized throughout history, specifically through the lens of social media. It's a show where I’ll unpack the heavy things we’re all dealing with, and I'll offer a place for us to connect and cope with the events that have affected us recently. We’ll look at events such as the pandemic, Charlie Kirk’s assassination, and the 2016 election. You can follow me @sunnydaymarketing.

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