Can't Fight Against the Youth

Is Gen Z's Gonzo King Really Based?

It’s slowly dawning on people of import that the scroll is inevitable, destined to become the defining medium of our time and probably the next millennium. I myself published two recent pieces, one in American Mind and one in Tablet Magazine, both addressing the truth: “TikTok” isn’t some frivolous fad. It’s where the war will be fought and where the great men of our era will distinguish themselves. The battles are already underway.

In his fantastic piece “The Third Wave of Journalism,” Titus Techera makes a somewhat hopeful argument about the state of journalism. Sure, “real journalism” is dead, but “real journalism” was always a Boomer larp bookended by eras of pampleteering, a much more bold and honest form of public discourse. Now that “real journalists” have completely embarrassed themselves, we can get back to business.

“The secret of X is that for extraordinary Americans, they have a profile that gives them a roadmap for action. Their followers, impressions, and other statistic…