Those born 1920-1969

CCIP · 05-13-11, 09:22 PM

Forget years, I was born in the USSR. 'nuff said

antikristuseke · 05-14-11, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Forget years, I was born in the USSR. 'nuff said

Yes, that.

the_tyrant · 05-14-11, 10:28 AM

seriously, this sort of thing is boring and ageist

stereotyping young people is just another type of ageism

so what if our parents didn't smoke or drink when they were pregnant?
so what if we didn't eat mud pies?
so what if we didn't drink from garden hoses?
so what if we used more computers and electronics?

it seems like the original author of this article seems to think that everybody born after 69 are somehow worse

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These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!

the future will be better, and our generation will produce better best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors!

MH · 05-14-11, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

seriously, this sort of thing is boring and ageist

stereotyping young people is just another type of ageism

Its typical generation war.
I think today's youth is much smarter than in 60 or 70s.
The old guys have problem keeping up so they complain.

Today children demand more know more but i don't think they are more greedy nasty and so on.

Penguin · 05-14-11, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Forget years, I was born in the USSR. 'nuff said

Oh, you are saying you don't fall into this time span, because you were born on Friday the 13th in February, 1918

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

stereotyping young people is just another type of ageism

*wiping away a tear from my eye*
*sniff* thank you for calling all people born after '69 young people!

Blood_splat · 05-14-11, 12:03 PM

It's funny because those parents today born in the 60's and 70's are now helicopter parents.

STEED · 05-14-11, 01:28 PM

I made the list, 1968.

CCIP · 05-14-11, 02:16 PM

Actually for all the concerns of "ageism", I do take a lot of these concerns to heart and think there's a bit of truth to them - and that's coming from someone who's supposed to be of a totally different generation. As a college teacher, I get to work with exactly the demographic this is written "against", and you know what, there really is a big loss of maturity and life experience among them. I'm not the only one to say it either - many, many other people I work with agree with me. There's been a dramatic downtrend in the average 'quality' of students entering college over the past 20 years or so. You can't generalize completely, of course, and there's lots of brilliant, mature, life-savvy kids out there these days - but there is a lot that points to the fact that today's middle-class youth culture is sheltered, conventional, and over-entertained. And that's even reflected in things like music tastes, interests, political involvement, hobbies... There's a real trend today away from actual counter-culture, and towards just buying the cultural types you're sold. As a favourite musician of mine said, this is probably the first generation since the 1950s where the kids are more conventional than their parents.

Again, plenty of exceptions to that, but by and large I do find it sadly true.

Jimbuna · 05-14-11, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

I made the list, 1968.

I wish I didn't

Torplexed · 05-14-11, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Forget years, I was born in the USSR. 'nuff said

My experience with working with ex-Soviet citizens is that they tend to regard Americans as sissies when they start obsessing about exposure to germs, possible lawsuits, second hand smoke or eating something that is a few days past the expiration date. They sometimes put off going to the doctor because they seem to regard pain as a trifle. A stoic lot, they.

Betonov · 05-14-11, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Forget years, I was born in the USSR. 'nuff said

Nice to meet you comrad, I was born in SFRY

(same up-bringing, better food

)

05-13-11, 09:22 PM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Forget years, I was born in the USSR. 'nuff said __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

05-14-11, 01:28 PM	#7
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I made the list, 1968. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-14-11, 02:16 PM	#8
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Actually for all the concerns of "ageism", I do take a lot of these concerns to heart and think there's a bit of truth to them - and that's coming from someone who's supposed to be of a totally different generation. As a college teacher, I get to work with exactly the demographic this is written "against", and you know what, there really is a big loss of maturity and life experience among them. I'm not the only one to say it either - many, many other people I work with agree with me. There's been a dramatic downtrend in the average 'quality' of students entering college over the past 20 years or so. You can't generalize completely, of course, and there's lots of brilliant, mature, life-savvy kids out there these days - but there is a lot that points to the fact that today's middle-class youth culture is sheltered, conventional, and over-entertained. And that's even reflected in things like music tastes, interests, political involvement, hobbies... There's a real trend today away from actual counter-culture, and towards just buying the cultural types you're sold. As a favourite musician of mine said, this is probably the first generation since the 1950s where the kids are more conventional than their parents. Again, plenty of exceptions to that, but by and large I do find it sadly true. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

05-14-11, 12:03 PM	#6
Blood_splat Samurai Navy Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Beneath the waves Posts: 568 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	It's funny because those parents today born in the 60's and 70's are now helicopter parents.