Hell in A Handbasket

**Montmorency** · 01-26-2013, 04:01

The "problem" isn't new, and neither is your expression of it.

What exactly would you like to discuss in this thread?

**Strike For The South** · 01-26-2013, 04:05

Originally Posted by Montmorency

The "problem" isn't new, and neither is your expression of it.

What exactly would you like to discuss in this thread?

The degradation of society, spearhead by a narcissistic youth, emboldened by a coddling society.

Must everything have a point with you?

Serious is stressfull, dude

**Montmorency** · 01-26-2013, 04:14

emboldened by a coddling society.

The society isn't coddling - it's dispiriting and harsh. If you mean that society is coddling in that the unemployed youth aren't confined to a choice between banditry and beggary, well, is that quite so bad?

If anything, the youth coddle themselves and each other. The expected achievement is lacking.

Edit: Oh, if you mean coddling from early childhood - I see what you're saying.

**Greyblades** · 01-26-2013, 07:04

Strike, your parents' generation said the same thing about yours, thier parents said the same things about thiers and thier parents' parents said the same thing about thiers, repeat ad nausiam. This is not new, it happens to everyone, you've gotten old and the next generation doesn't live up with your expectations nor what your rose tinted memories of your experience as thier age makes you think is the standard.

**Fragony** · 01-26-2013, 07:37

Originally Posted by Greyblades

Strike, your parents' generation said the same thing about yours, thier parents said the same things about thiers and thier parents' parents said the same thing about thiers, repeat ad nausiam. This is not new, it happens to everyone, you've gotten old and the next generation doesn't live up with your expectations nor what your rose tinted memories of your experience as thier age makes you think is the standard.

“Our youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders and love chatter in place of exercise; they no longer rise when elders enter the room; they contradict their parents, chatter before company; gobble up their food and tyrannize their teachers.”

Socrates

Yep

**Sigurd** · 01-26-2013, 12:03

And then you have people who still smoke

**Husar** · 01-26-2013, 12:08

I blame the older generations who kept teaching us that to get a job you have to appear competent.
It's not about what you are but about what you appear to be and that's not really new.
People are that way because it works best.
And it works best because most other people demand it.
Complain about the people who demand it, not the ones who adapt, although they're often the same, just in different situations.

**Fisherking** · 01-26-2013, 17:41

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube

Yes, we live in disturbing times. Old news. Far more interesting will be watching it all play out.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

And just how can you tell?

You live in Eugene, Or. One of the weirdest places on earth. Maybe Berkley is a bit weirder but your local is up at the top. Your reality is so filtered it bares little resemblance to what the rest of us see. Even given that you are more “in touch” than most of the population you are still in a near Alternate Reality.

**Crazed Rabbit** · 01-26-2013, 19:37

The actions of youth have been lamented, as shown above, since ancient times.

But have parents ever coddled their kids to such an extent as we now do in modern times?

CR