When you think of Gen Z, perhaps the image that comes to mind is a tween hovering over a computer, online shopping, scrolling, posting and commenting. It’s difficult to look at Gen Z and not confine us to these stereotypes. We are the first generation to not know a world without the internet. I remember my first introduction to it—I was around six, I played Barbie.com games to pass the time and watched pirated episodes of Sailor Moon (thanks sis). Today, I’m on my laptop 24/7, and I cannot remember a life without screens or technology.

1. Control your behavior and seek out repetitive contact with or substantive exposure to out-group members.
2. Be mindful of societal-level power differences without perpetuating them yourself.
3. Be respectful.
4. Leaders should devote considerable effort and attention to creating the right conditions for optimal intergroup contact.
5. Practice simple empathetic mental exercises like putting yourself in someone else's shoes and thinking about what life is from their perspective.
6. People must be given the chance or opportunity to do better.