Contemporary Apathy in America

[Auberean]

 

 

 

 

Could you rephrase that? It sounds like you're applying some random thing that's been going on with your relationship to this - which at least I can't make any connection with. You don't need to pull your recent relationship comparatively into everything. Unless I completely missed your point, in which case, sorry. I just don't see where a lack of maturity can relate to indifference. I could be a crazy kid who has no emotional development, who causes all kinds of trouble, but at least have some direction in life. At least care about something. The problem is kids don't care about anything.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm saying something I did on Friday proved to me just how immature me and those around me are. Also, there is one thing we care about.. Sex. Though there are a few other things I care about right now, I'm not doing anything to achieve them..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't take anything I say right now too seriously.. I haven't slept much lately.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I understand what he's saying, but it's kind of hard to bring topics like this into play on a PG board where no one watches the watchers. No slight meant towards the moderators.

[Pandaman115]

 

 

 

Blame Canada?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No, blame Brazil. :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blame Europe. All of it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No, blaim China. Nuff said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT CHINA!!! :cry: :cry:

[Adam007]

 

 

 

 

Could you rephrase that? It sounds like you're applying some random thing that's been going on with your relationship to this - which at least I can't make any connection with. You don't need to pull your recent relationship comparatively into everything. Unless I completely missed your point, in which case, sorry. I just don't see where a lack of maturity can relate to indifference. I could be a crazy kid who has no emotional development, who causes all kinds of trouble, but at least have some direction in life. At least care about something. The problem is kids don't care about anything.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm saying something I did on Friday proved to me just how immature me and those around me are. Also, there is one thing we care about.. Sex. Though there are a few other things I care about right now, I'm not doing anything to achieve them..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't take anything I say right now too seriously.. I haven't slept much lately.

 

 

 

Well like I said, you're getting distracted by gossip, or social pressures. They seem so important, and are probably going to continue taking over your mind until you graduate. Socially I guess it is important to stay involved with everything, but that's the black hole that sucks in everyone's attention away from important things. Relationships are great and all, but they make everything else seem stupid to people. And in school, people want to be accepted and fit in. So they all draw their attention to gossip and relationships, and caring about world events, or the future, or technology singles people out. Since nobody wants to be singled out, they assimilate theirselves into the collective mindset of general indifference to important (imo) things, only caring about highschool drama.

[Astralinre]

Adam's touched on an interesting point: Which takes greater priority - a high quality education or relationships with other human beings?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the purpose of relationships to help with our education, or is the purpose of education to help with relationships, or are the two at odds with one another?

[BlueLancer]

 

 

 

 

Blame Canada?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No, blame Brazil. :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blame Europe. All of it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No, blaim China. Nuff said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT CHINA!!! :cry: :cry:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pandas are dead. I too poach your kinsmen for profit.

[Auberean]

Adam's touched on an interesting point: Which takes greater priority - a high quality education or relationships with other human beings?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the purpose of relationships to help with our education, or is the purpose of education to help with relationships, or are the two at odds with one another?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think that really depends on the person. It's kind of like Conservatives vs. Liberals. You can't really say that either side is "correct", it comes down to how you feel about it and how it will effect you.

[Fadfdfd]

 

 

Blame Canada?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No, blame Brazil. :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Didn't you consider Brazil teh sexy?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spam No?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBYP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Think Before You Post.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, I think it's America's own fault. You don't do stuff because you are motivated. You do it because it has to be done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lazy and Soft.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I admit, all us teenagers are lazy and soft and not responsible.

[Adam007]

Adam's touched on an interesting point: Which takes greater priority - a high quality education or relationships with other human beings?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the purpose of relationships to help with our education, or is the purpose of education to help with relationships, or are the two at odds with one another?

 

 

 

It depends on the relationship and what comes out of it. In highschool, most relationships tend to be fake, that both parties were indirectly peer pressured into. In this case, the two people aren't going to be interested in furthering their collective intelligence. But two adults on the other hand who meet at their university on true love - I believe that would be a great relationship to help with education.

[Astralinre]

 

Adam's touched on an interesting point: Which takes greater priority - a high quality education or relationships with other human beings?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the purpose of relationships to help with our education, or is the purpose of education to help with relationships, or are the two at odds with one another?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think that really depends on the person. It's kind of like Conservatives vs. Liberals. You can't really say that either side is "correct", it comes down to how you feel about it and how it will effect you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While that may be, for the sake of discussion, I don't think such an answer is acceptable. It doesn't lead to more discussion, nor does it lead to a better understanding of the issue at hand. Allow me to rephrase the question: Which should take greater priority?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By the way, Adam, I meant relationships in general, not just romantic relationships. ;) But to your point, is a romance devalued because it does not last or because it is "fake"? If so, why? I would say that every interaction with another person shapes you, and that it's possible for a failed romance to be almost as shaping as a successful one.

[deloriagod]

 

Adam's touched on an interesting point: Which takes greater priority - a high quality education or relationships with other human beings?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the purpose of relationships to help with our education, or is the purpose of education to help with relationships, or are the two at odds with one another?

 

 

 

It depends on the relationship and what comes out of it. In highschool, most relationships tend to be fake, that both parties were indirectly peer pressured into. In this case, the two people aren't going to be interested in furthering their collective intelligence. But two adults on the other hand who meet at their university on true love - I believe that would be a great relationship to help with education.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm going to have to agree with you here. High school relationships are usually fake or infatuation. I know I probably won't meet anyone I truely want to be with for the rest of my life until I'm older. I have to admit, right now I'm mostly looking for sex. I suppose peer preassure has a lot to do with that. Though I will argue that you do learn things from high school relationships. Little things about dating, the opposite sex, and possibly things to keep you from embarassing yourself in bed once you find that special someone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's getting late.. I'm going to go to bed before my posting becomes too random/meaningless. Good night!

[Adam007]

 

 

Adam's touched on an interesting point: Which takes greater priority - a high quality education or relationships with other human beings?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the purpose of relationships to help with our education, or is the purpose of education to help with relationships, or are the two at odds with one another?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think that really depends on the person. It's kind of like Conservatives vs. Liberals. You can't really say that either side is "correct", it comes down to how you feel about it and how it will effect you.

 

 

 

By the way, Adam, I meant relationships in general, not just romantic relationships. ;) But to your point, is a romance devalued because it does not last or because it is "fake"? If so, why? I would say that every interaction with another person shapes you, and that it's possible for a failed romance to be almost as shaping as a successful one.

 

 

 

I wouldn't say an unsuccessful relationship is a failure in shaping someone. But an unsuccessful relationship isn't as beneficial as a successful one obviously in terms of what you can learn from it. It's much better to learn what to do - not what not to do.

[insane]

I know I probably won't meet anyone I truely want to be with for the rest of my life until I'm older. I have to admit, right now I'm mostly looking for sex.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have a mentally inferior view of sex. When you're all grown up and looking back on your life, are you going to think:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Man, I just wish I had so much more stupid meaningless sex when I barely hit puberty!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I really doubt it. The immaturity you speak of is the very reason you shouldn't be having sex. You honestly think having sex is all about being physically mature? There's more to it, as you'll soon discover the hard way.

[forsaken]

Has anyone deigned to think that the apathetic attitude adopted by most "students" towards education might be because they feel that much of what they are supposed to be learning has no relevance to what they perceive themselves to be doing later in life. For instance, what use would inverse trigonometry have in fields other than engineering and the like?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not very much.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How about studying linguistic techniques used by poets to display their emotions? Or how to analyse a piece of artwork?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just a thought.

[Tigra00]

Has anyone deigned to think that the apathetic attitude adopted by most "students" towards education might be because they feel that much of what they are supposed to be learning has no relevance to what they perceive themselves to be doing later in life. For instance, what use would inverse trigonometry have in fields other than engineering and the like?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not very much.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How about studying linguistic techniques used by poets to display their emotions? Or how to analyse a piece of artwork?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just a thought.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's probably why you don't have to do the three things you listed unless it's relevant...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Round here, like everything requires College Algebra, and that's it. Anything you'd have to take about that would be because it's relevant to the degree. Even in something like business, where you use numbers, you don't have to take math THAT advanced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think even med students only need to take calculus and trig, tops...College algebra, too, of course.

[kelem_ryu]

NOFX - The Decline

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or if you prefer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Konrad Lorenz - Civilized Man's Eight Deadly Sins

[hiimben]

I agree with Adam007 that liking subjects such as maths and science is "uncool". My two favourite subjects are maths and science and I am kind of ...Well, not insulted as such, but not included as much. I think peer pressure and how some people want everyone to like them contributes to this :?

[killersushipunk]

 

 

 

I admit, all us teenagers are lazy and soft and not responsible.

 

 

 

Generalizations are teh bad.