I bet "deal with it" is exactly the kind of inspiring message these kids were hoping to hear.

mplanchard an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Your comment really drove home for me the lack of empathy and humanity in these speeches, even neglecting the AI stuff. These young people are celebrating a real accomplishment and a life milestone. They’re about to enter a world where their decisions will shape our society. In that context, a speech like this is just gauche.

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ath3nd 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

They will deal with it alright.

It's only so many speeches like this before the boos turn into other things.

	▲	madnewgrad26 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Absolutely. They have no idea the vitriol my classmates have for them. I really am worried, lot of friends are very casual about their extremism. When anger and disgust is the feeling of the majority: it’s only a matter of time…