LAOP 2021 · No. 05
Brielle Lubin
Recorded when Brielle was a sophomore at Harvard-Westlake School
There's this public pressure on social media that makes someone like me, a Gen Z, and other Gen Zs want to conform instead of just putting our ideas out there.
Brielle Lubin
Recorded when Brielle Lubin was a 10th grader at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles. Brielle opens with a poem she wrote for the summit, then recalls the summer of 2020 on Instagram, when classmates felt that not reposting meant holding the wrong opinion. It left her doubting her own morality. She leads two student clubs and has seen well-meant D&I clubs still make outsiders feel unwelcome. Her answer is a basic one: we have to relearn how to listen.
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