Thread: Is there hope for the younger generation?

Get them to watch Wolf Creek. Then stand outside doing that maniacal giggle. Who knows, maybe it'll work better than your current strategy. Or not.

Never did for me.

Originally Posted by 3toes

A friend found a solution to the kids not observing her rules around time on electronic games. Used to go to the switch board an trip the circuit they were on.

That might have worked when I was younger, but everything has a battery these days. My niece (10) was giving my brother a hard time, and he threatened to switch off the wifi. She replied "that's fine, I have data!". They learn so fast these days. Turns out it doesn't take them long to find out what "SIM not installed" means.

I am quite surprised at the technical competence of my 11y0 gd in using my "smart TV" (actually an unsmart TV plus an old laptop with a dead screen running Linux) with her phone supplying data.

And I was also rather surprised by her ability to use (and insistence on doing it) the block splitter a couple of days ago when I decided to light the kitchen fire to cook dinner (and ensure hot water).

Quote from Goodreads attributed to Socrates.

“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.

Hasn't changed much in 2000 years has it?
Regards PhilipA

...there is definitely hope for the younger generation , unless us righteous boomers continue to **** things up so badly that they can't rectify the damage we have done to the planet.

As we pass on , it is going to be their inheritance and from what I see , with their technological capabilities , they may just succeed.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Quote from Goodreads attributed to Socrates.

Hasn't changed much in 2000 years has it?
Regards PhilipA

Is that hearsay, or did you witness it, Philip?

Is that hearsay, or did you witness it, Philip?

Well Socrates was there!
The point is that parents have been complaining about children's behaviour and attitudes since recognised civilisation began, yet here we are still going and still complaining, and My kids are complaining about their kids and the Grandkids will probably complain about their kids.
C'est la vie..
Regards Philip A

The ‘Socrates’ quote is one of those which is popular but cannot be found in his writings. My understanding is that it first appeared in the nineteen sixties