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 Jihadin wrote:
In about ten years we're all screwed anyway. Financial collapse of America.....Zombie apocalypse.....EU breaking up...I'm moving to Thailand...

No no no Zombie Games!

Besides do you really want to be in Thailand when the zombie "girls" start running around?

 Frazzled wrote:

 Fafnir wrote:

 killykavekommando wrote:
Being a teen in the new 'dreaded generation,' I can definitely say that music plays a huge part in the behavior of the youth. Although you could definitely argue that each generation since the 1920's had its own music that preached about defiance and change, this past decade has been filled with some of the most mindless lyrics and writing styles. Essentially, musical pop culture has morphed from an 'be yourself' attitude to a 'conform to the pseudo-independence' set of ideals in which teens and children are convinced that by buying OBEY hats and t-shirts they are unique and cool.

It's cute how you're so absurdly wrong.


On an unrelated note, I think one thing that could have something to do with the state of discontent in today's youth is just how much older generations kind of screwed us over. I've no illusions that I will ever own any land, or receive a pension of any kind. My greatest hope in life is that I can find employment that can last me until the day I die. The rest of my generation and I will be inheritors to a broken and dying world that is continually exploited for the sake of financial gain. Your generation may be lucky enough to die before you see the greater effects, but going forward, my generation will have to clean up your mess.

You can complain about my generation all you want, but at some point, you have to take responsibility for creating this monster.

Cry me a river kid. Emo nonsense. We survived world wars, the Cold War, ducking under desks waiting for the bomb, multiple recessions, and the time before transistors, much less the internet. You don't know what screwed is. In the words of the Immortal Bard; Get a job Hippy!

And we grew up with bomb threats and a world of perpetual and profitable fear after 9/11. The fear mongering is the same, the only difference is who we antagonize. You can complain all about this modern generation as much as you want, but you better realize that we have a lot in common.

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 Jihadin wrote:
Gawd forbid now if I touch a kid for punishment. Last marriage former step son brought home a classic "E" and "D" report card. Had no value explanation. Pretty much threw a tantrum on us because we were in his way of his PS3 game....Assassin Creed (no idea what version)....Lost my frame of mind for a second.....common sense agreed with the lost part.....went an got my 5LBS ball peenhammer and smashed the PS3 to pieces.....then to smaller pieces....and then to actual pieces I can use on base and SM with debrie's, wiring, and component and other what not.......btw it was my PS3 I was on PC games


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Old people get you where it hurts.....two month later my XBOX 360 went with the PS3

See that was your error. You don't smash the PS3, you confiscate the PS3 and play all the games. They really really hate that.

You're still doing it wrong. You make them get rid of the PS3 (whichever means is largely irrelevant, although having them destroy it is deliciously painful). Let them know that they don't even have the power of their own personal agency.

I think the internet is the biggest problem

The this "generation" is probably better than ones in the past. They work harder, worry more and have so little to hope for. The children now will be the first in over 100 years to be worse of than there parants. It depresses me when people complain about "kids today". They have problems just like we did, but by constantly putting them down we are selling them short.

 Steve steveson wrote:
The this "generation" is probably better than ones in the past. They work harder, worry more and have so little to hope for. The children now will be the first in over 100 years to be worse of than there parants. It depresses me when people complain about "kids today". They have problems just like we did, but by constantly putting them down we are selling them short.

Not at all, and thats what the problem is. The generation has to prove themselves first.

Frazzled-last of his species er generation yea generation.
WWI - who cares-they're all dead as a doornail
WWII - proven, but they're all nearly dead as a doornail.
Shadow generation - proven. Elvis uber alles.
Boomers-bust what an epic bunch of tossers.
XGen - too much time sipping tang and reading XMen. Madonna? Vanilla Ice? What were you thinking?
Millennials - whiny emos. Here boy, get my car.
Newest generation. barely coherent. Jobs taken by hardworking Central American immigrants and rightfully so.

Honestly, if this generation wasn't so racist, things would be a lot better.

 rubiksnoob wrote:
Honestly, if this generation wasn't so racist, things would be a lot better.

Why do you hate anime?

 rubiksnoob wrote:
Honestly, if this generation wasn't so racist, things would be a lot better.

It's not as racist as it has been...

 poppa G wrote:

 rubiksnoob wrote:
Honestly, if this generation wasn't so racist, things would be a lot better.

It's not as racist as it has been...

Only blind Westerners think it's gotten better.

 rubiksnoob wrote:

 poppa G wrote:

 rubiksnoob wrote:
Honestly, if this generation wasn't so racist, things would be a lot better.

It's not as racist as it has been...

Only blind Westerners think it's gotten better.

Lolwut?

Are you serious?

 rubiksnoob wrote:

 poppa G wrote:

 rubiksnoob wrote:
Honestly, if this generation wasn't so racist, things would be a lot better.

It's not as racist as it has been...

Only blind Westerners think it's gotten better.

My grandparents generation has more racism in their pinkies then I have in my whole body.

I don't think you know what any of the words in either of your sentences actually mean. Is English your second language?

Sigh. I guess they deleted those threads before everyone read them.


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 daedalus wrote:

 rubiksnoob wrote:
Honestly, if this generation wasn't so racist, things would be a lot better.

Why do you hate anime?

Thank you.

Kronk, Frazz you're killng me.

When I was a kid my Father beat my ___, then beat it again for making his hand hurt.

Then he got out the penny loafer.

Funny thing is I don't even remember doing anything that bad. But I knew any adult anywhere was OK'd by my father personally to whip my ___ if and when I needed it.

Maybe that has something to do with it.

Worms

 Jihadin wrote:
Bring back corporal punishments without retributions to the parents

Dad belt.....never forget that piece of leather
Going out to find a switch
Grounded
PS3 smashed
Nintendo smashed
Talk back to dad best be ready to fight if you don't back down (hence the doorway to adult hood is open and dad will have the father and son talk over a beer with you)
Dad seeing you lost a fight. Best go back out to kick the guy ass and pay attention when he says "there are no rules in a street fight"


Painful way to grow up but tell the truth. I'm a better man for it.

While I agree with the Non-bolded(Except Grounded should not mean just "Sit in your room" )
But i have never believed in hitting kids for punishment. IT doesnt teach kids IMO anything other then "If i do that i get hurt" I will prefer to teach my kids why those things are wrong and why they shouldnt be doing them.
Although If they are 15 and still doing stupid gak, Hitting might be a good idea.

Totally agree Hotsauce. Hitting anyone isn't the answer, it doesn't solve anything. Excepting of course where force is absolutely unavoidable.

My father didn't see it that way. He, fortunately, is medicated now and doing much better.

Worms

Worms4u wrote:
Totally agree Hotsauce. Hitting anyone isn't the answer, it doesn't solve anything. Excepting of course where force is absolutely unavoidable.

My father didn't see it that way. He, fortunately, is medicated now and doing much better.

Worms

My approach will be teach my kids to fight and how to really kick butt, But only if they are stuck in a situation where they cant feasibly run will they be allowed.
If they cant, Only then can they go jackie Chan on them.

Worms4u wrote:
Totally agree Hotsauce. Hitting anyone isn't the answer, it doesn't solve anything. Excepting of course where force is absolutely unavoidable.

My father didn't see it that way. He, fortunately, is medicated now and doing much better.

Worms

One of Dad's more fun jobs was training recruits. His method of polite management involved putting errant recruits in lockers and throwing them down the stairs. He informed me that that was an excellent way of keeping everyone else's attention for the remainder of the rotation.
I remember smarting off as a teenager. Now mind you I'd already gotten my first redbelt, worked out all the time liked to break bricks on my head for bets etc etc. Within 30 seconds of smarting off I was out cold.

Entitlement seems to be an issue.

We have so many ways to inform the world of our importance (Facebook, Twitter, this forum...)

I was raised by a narcissist and I am seeing more and more of these people as time goes on.

The workplace and media applaud self promotion and popularity (GIVE ME AN EXALT+1!!!!).

The working as a team leading to a successful goal (we lost but we do not keep score, we are all winners!!!!) is not what it used to be.

The main time I feel part of a "collective" is with fellow hobby fanatics, errrr... mature enthusiasts. Just keep the implants to yourself.

After some consideration I realize the title isn't really making one generation more derpy then any other, just curious about why it is derpy, as each has there own. For generation X it is an inabilty to take anything seriously for any reason ("Are you being sarcastic?" "I can't tell anymore"). The reason for this ones seems fairly obvious: The Internet.

The internet, while making porn available without the shame, aslo created the biggest navel gazing, echo chamber the universe has ever seen. You humans...err, I mean, we humans started with good intentions, but ended up with 4chan, Yahoo, and Youtube comments section. That is why no other species wants to visit you, I mean us, now. Certainly if an alien species were to send scouts to observe they would be confused and saddened. But not by the porn, that seems pretty cool, if a bit awkward.

If you people are going to even pretend to have a serious conversation, you should be trying to come up with evidence why the latest generation is made up of Justin Bieber Hitlers. By looking for an explanation first, you're putting the cart before the horse.

exalt if you cry evrytim

 Talizvar wrote:
Entitlement seems to be an issue.

How is that an issue? That's just how developed nations naturally progress, as life get's better you have more time and money for things, therefore you want more.

I blame the lack of religion.
People just don't sacrifice virgins to the volcano god like they used to.

It was an issue with my generation, and I can't imagine it's gotten better - lack of fear. You aren't polite to people because Ms Manners taught you to be, you are polite to people because you can't always pick out the person at the end of their rope, about to snap. Civilization exists because of properly harnessed fear, and we are busily training people out of feeling it.

How are people defining "Generation?"

Are we talking about kids born in the 80's, 90's, 00's? All 3 together?

I mean, for example, how different, really, is Justin Bieber from Justin Timberlake from Ronan Keating?

 Bromsy wrote:
It was an issue with my generation, and I can't imagine it's gotten better - lack of fear. You aren't polite to people because Ms Manners taught you to be, you are polite to people because you can't always pick out the person at the end of their rope, about to snap. Civilization exists because of properly harnessed fear, and we are busily training people out of feeling it.

I agree the USSR and Nazi Germany were such better places to live in because of all that fear.

 Cheesecat wrote:

 Bromsy wrote:
It was an issue with my generation, and I can't imagine it's gotten better - lack of fear. You aren't polite to people because Ms Manners taught you to be, you are polite to people because you can't always pick out the person at the end of their rope, about to snap. Civilization exists because of properly harnessed fear, and we are busily training people out of feeling it.

I agree the USSR and Nazi Germany were such better places to live in because of all that fear.

Went straight for Godwin eh? No, that is not at all what I was talking about. I'm talking about individually being aware of how easily the world can reach up and smack you down. People are more and more being taught that their negative actions won't have consequences - from anonymity on the internet allowing you to say the most vile things to people, to parents treating their little gaks with the softest of kid gloves. Eventually this all starts to create a sense in people that they are safe from repercussions of their deeds, and indeed just safe in general.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
I blame the lack of religion.
People just don't sacrifice virgins to the volcano god like they used to.

I've been trying to feed the volcano god but for the life of me i cannot find virgins over 11 years old and the volcano god refuses to eat what he calls veal croquettes, however just lately i have found a suitable supply , wargaming forums, the answer to a volcano gods' dreams.

My sister trains nurses (on the ward) and she finds gen Y'ers particularly exasperating.

I forget, Who is Gen Y and who is Gen X?

According to my sister, Gen Y are people who....

Have the attention span of gnats.
Can't decide their own way of doing things if given a choice.
Fail to listen.
Have an overly self centric world view , and last but not least
Have a high chance of killing someone through negligence , and when it is brought up to them , act like they are the victim.

That sounds like all generations.