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Originally Posted by Groesbeck Hurricane
If it makes you feel better, I spent some time last weekend with a group of early 20 somethings who were discussing classic literature, Maths, Engineering, old techniques of farming, silent film, impressionist art, improvisational theatre, computer intelligence/intelligent design, board games, face to face RPG games, etc. I do not remember any phones or pads coming out and one of them knew more about Python, Monty than I did!!!
I hope that all is not lost! But yeah, these are kids who are bound for their Doctorates and beyond within the next two years.
I got to sit with a bunch of the other type yesterday. From what I gleaned in the conversations going on around me, they felt "entitled" to have video game players and felt working was beneath them. They expected the state to provide for them if their parents did not.
Don't know why, but the net worth in the room might not have been enough to buy my dinner last night, I cooked a pizza for The Mrs and myself and we enjoyed ciders and water. Maybe I was supposed to have fed the room????
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I dont mean to derail this thread, but i think its relevant to the overall topic of the OP.
I have thought much about this in recent years. Regarding why kids today dont seem motivated or they feel entitled: Just take music as an example. When I was a teenager, like many kids, I was (and still am) obsessed with music.
If I wanted music, I had to work very hard to get it.
If I liked just 1 song by an artist, say "call me" by Blondie, I had to buy the entire record in most cases. Sure I could buy the 45, but I had a walkman and a CD player. Today, if a kid wants "call me", he can go get it for at most, $1. He can most certainly get it for free from a friend or his local library for free. I had to pay $9.99 to get that song.
To get that song, I also had to drive to the record store which required a car and gas to put in the car. I couldnt download it at 3am or whenever it was convenient.
To get that song, I had to mow lawns, detail cars, repair bicycles etc.....
Where are the record stores today? Where are the HiFi shops? gone, or going because kids can get anything they want on the quick and cheap!
When I was a teen, I wanted to get a HiFi like Alex in Clockwork Orange, so I worked for it and got one!
....the world has changed. i can feel it in the water, i can smell it in the air
