Our Generation

[oegly41]

Sorry, I guess I should have specified - the respect kids give adults nowadays. And yeah, I meant the latter.

 

Kids rebel against authority. Have done since the times of ancient Greek city states. What age exactly was Joan d'Arc? It's just a fact of life, and so far as I can see, over half of children in the UK go to college and the vast majority will still get on fine with their peers.

 

 

 

It's part of growing up, learning to see things for yourself.

 

This is very different in different locations. I've moved around a little, and found major differences between the countryside and the cities. In isolated redneck places, it's the same as it's always been; hate everyone who's not like you. I would get beaten up for things like knowing what "addition" means. In the not so isolated places, new popular culture stands a little stronger, but the redneck factor is still strong as well. Youth isn't that xenophobic anymore, but still quite ignorant. I survived by finding my place in the nerd community. :D In the city, I found major differences. People are much more tolerant, and slightly less ignorant.

 

 

 

I believe that our generation is different from other generations. Technology follows an exponential growth. As young people are the ones to absorb this new technology, each generation will be more and more different from the last generation. Our generation is the first to grow up with home computers and internet access, which is a revolution. Our "music" is more based on computer generated sound, our films are more based on special effects, and various tools have made it easier to communicate and get answers. The human race has gotten more and more lazy as it has lived, and this will continue.

 

 

 

Sooner or later a generation will be doomed. If our generation is the one, I will do what I can to change it.

 

 

 

Speaking of generations. Is the world always going towards and end? Our generation has global warming and "the Fear of Terror". Our parents grew up during the Cold War, but what we are experiencing is "OMG SO MUCH MOAR SERIUS". Does the world end for every generation?

[purfishx]

I love our generation. The reason you DON'T is because you're probably not enjoying it. EVERY generation is looked at "Wow, they're so crazy" and the next generation will show up and SHOW US UP on how crazy you can get. It's a never ending cycle that will be repeated time and time again.

 

 

 

Live it up, drink it down, smoke it up, get with girls, go to parties, get TWISTED. If you don't live it up now, you never will and you will regret it.

 

 

 

if I could take it all back now I wouldn't I would of done more [cabbage] that people said that I shouldn't.. but we're all grown up now and outdated and graduated and better drugs been updated.Cmon you're still young you got a lot of drugs to do, girls to screw parties to crash sucks to be you - EMINEM

 

 

 

Live every day like its your last.

 

 

 

I agree. Sure it'll probably run us to hell in the future but what's the point of wasting your life?

 

 

 

I'd rather live a foolish/fun life rather than spend it searching for some meaningful answer. :|

[l0rd]

 

I'd rather live a foolish/fun life rather than spend it searching for some meaningful answer. :|

 

I wouldn't. Not specifically for a meaningful answer, but just try to live in a constant state of gain, whether it be knowledge, wisdom or whatever. I see the "fun" your describing as a mask, and an excess of it can be destructive to the way we see the world.

 

 

 

Humans have stimulated their indulgences since the birth of mankind, why not try to DO something that doesn't involve pleasing yourself as its generally more constructive to your life and will be more beneficial in the long-run. The truth is (most people) DON'T have one day to live.

[RayOxide]

Who wants to waste their life?

 

 

 

Well think about it; go party and all get drunk you have a hell of a lot higher chance of dying or getting seriously injured.

 

And after that, alcoholism, etc.

 

 

 

Imagine living it up at 20, and being 40, depressed, an alcoholic and no money?

 

 

 

F'sha.

[trashyyy]

 

nuff' said.

[Nenga]

You all are saying kids today are more disrespectful, while true think of what they have. Access to the Internet, which is filled with porn, violence, etc. They have T.V. shows like CSI which is about murder. Then there is all the anime that hits the U.S. T.V. stations, in which they usually rip out the story and make it non stop fighting. Need I say more?

[Riku3220]

You all are saying kids today are more disrespectful, while true think of what they have. Access to the Internet, which is filled with porn, violence, etc. They have T.V. shows like CSI which is about murder. Then there is all the anime that hits the U.S. T.V. stations, in which they usually rip out the story and make it non stop fighting. Need I say more?

 

 

 

Which anime are you talking about?

[ThurinEthir]

The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air.

[purfishx]

You all are saying kids today are more disrespectful, while true think of what they have. Access to the Internet, which is filled with porn, violence, etc. They have T.V. shows like CSI which is about murder. Then there is all the anime that hits the U.S. T.V. stations, in which they usually rip out the story and make it non stop fighting. Need I say more?

 

 

 

Which anime are you talking about?

 

 

 

Powerpuff Girls Z, duhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[dangeresque]

People have been saying that "our generation is going to hell" for the past 9001 years, yet we are still here, we will be fine.

[BlueLancer]

People have been saying that "our generation is going to hell" for the past 9001 years, yet we are still here, we will be fine.

 

 

 

Well, definitely not in the USA:

 

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publicat ... rica.shtml

 

Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older about one in four adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.1 When applied to the 2004 U.S. Census residential population estimate for ages 18 and older, this figure translates to 57.7 million people.

 

 

 

Every fourth adult person in a society suffering from mental illnesses can't be the sign of a healthy and reasonable society. It's more of a warning sign the society is becoming more & more disrespectful, sick and perverse, and it's obviously overwhelming to some people. Depression and mental illnesses are the most common reasons of early retirement and cost massive amounts of money to the society they live in.

 

 

 

Europe isn't really any better, with almost exactly the same amount of population suffering from mental illness http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_determina ... _gp_en.pdf

 

 

 

The figures are staggeringly lower in Asian cultures which have more emphasis on family and conservative values, the same formula can be seen everywhere where traditional values have the most influence such as Italy; it directly translates to lower statistical probability of mental illness. Mental illness in African countries is also extremely low, and almost non-existent in some countries.

 

 

 

I don't necessarily support very conservative values. But it's obvious that raising a child traditionally, caring about him/her and teaching the kid responsibility/caring about others directly leads to a lesser chance of the kid becoming depressed, outcast, suicidal, etc.

[Lenticular_J]

You have to remember how new mental illnesses are being concocted every year, though (I believe two or three?).

 

 

 

It's like comparing now to the Middle Ages. Everyone was considered sick or healthy, although being sick was usually just considered flu or something while now it could be considered a dozen things, while those who were healthy may have in fact been sick.

 

 

 

But you can say a lot of the things in your post are at least logically applicable.

[Orpheus]

It's a vicious cycle. It just keeps getting worse, and they'll see their stuff as crappy, as would we.