Unkotare
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- Aug 16, 2011
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Some nihilistic nincompoops who feel they are knock, knock, knocking...want desperately to believe that the whole world is going to pieces (sort of a very slow vicarious version of the mass shooter who blows his own brains out at the end of it).
BUT
Things aren't so bad. My Republic is still strong and vital. The Melting Pot is still making new Americans of new arrivals all the time. Unum is still coming from pluribus. And, by many measures the kids of today are better than we were at their age. Blame evolution if they can't kill a saber tooth tiger with their bare hands, but thank evolution that they don't have to. Kids today are (yes, despite examples from the extremes), smarter, kinder, more thoughtful, more accepting, and more creative than ever. They are also wiser than we were at their age. The ability to delay gratification is increasing with time. They are, more than generations before them, brilliant and inventive and able to see the big picture.
So to all you bitter old losers who just want to give the world the finger one more time before you turn to Thanos-dust...
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Relax, 50 Years of Data Shows Kids Today Have More Self-Control Than in the Past
Teenagers are better behaved and less hedonistic nowadays
Kids today s aren't what they used to be - they're a lot better
Today’s teens are better than you, and we can prove it
Are Today’s Teenagers Smarter and Better Than We Think?
BUT
Things aren't so bad. My Republic is still strong and vital. The Melting Pot is still making new Americans of new arrivals all the time. Unum is still coming from pluribus. And, by many measures the kids of today are better than we were at their age. Blame evolution if they can't kill a saber tooth tiger with their bare hands, but thank evolution that they don't have to. Kids today are (yes, despite examples from the extremes), smarter, kinder, more thoughtful, more accepting, and more creative than ever. They are also wiser than we were at their age. The ability to delay gratification is increasing with time. They are, more than generations before them, brilliant and inventive and able to see the big picture.
So to all you bitter old losers who just want to give the world the finger one more time before you turn to Thanos-dust...
![fu :fu: :fu:](/styles/smilies/fu.gif)
Relax, 50 Years of Data Shows Kids Today Have More Self-Control Than in the Past
Teenagers are better behaved and less hedonistic nowadays
Kids today s aren't what they used to be - they're a lot better
Today’s teens are better than you, and we can prove it
Are Today’s Teenagers Smarter and Better Than We Think?