Episode 5: Does Any of This Matter?

The biggest barrier to voting for the young people I talked to wasn't logistics or laziness. It was the belief that politics is corrupt—and not in a partisan way. People across the spectrum told me the system was rigged.But cynicism wasn't the whole story. The people who still believed they could make a difference were the ones who felt like they weren't acting alone. When politics felt like something you do with others, it started to feel worth doing.Being political has become an identity—and it's one that feels exclusive to a lot of young people. The question isn't whether young people have anything to say, it's whether anyone is really asking.