Identity Crisis

[wildinkc]

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lol I am not going to lie I can be just as bad on my phone and I am 28. And yes it is usually Twitter, Facebook, and Tapatalk mainly surfing and reading the Operation Sports boards.

[Feared]

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lol I am not going to lie I can be just as bad on my phone and I am 28.

Lol I bet you don't walk around Malls, stores with your phone in hand the whole time.



Do you?

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Lol I bet you don't walk around Malls, stores with your phone in hand the whole time.



Do you?

I do......that is how I pull all the older bitches. They think I'm a serious business man and doing something profound.

[wildinkc]

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Lol I bet you don't walk around Malls, stores with your phone in hand the whole time.



Do you?

Nope just work :o

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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To be honest, every older generation says that about the younger generation.

Trust GMSS, he's seen this same problem plague many a generation.

[Blue]

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Since I'm arguably part of this generation you speak of, I agree with the concern. I consider myself somewhat lucky, I really wasn't introduced to the real Internet(which means the one that didn't only go to nick.com because aol online was stupid.) until 2007 when my family finally got a laptop. I grew up with a huge curiosity(still am), it became fed by running fictional dynasty/franchises on the old maddens/ncaas/Live etc. add this to countless hours in the library reading basketball encyclopedias and some books on the history of music. I am what this generation calls a hipster. But the normal hipster either hates life or gets into some messed up stuff. So I don't get along with hipsters, especially since none know anything about sports, which is what I talk about most of the time.

So to sum it up, I observe everybody I know follow the same thing, in Austin, it's jeep wranglers, Mac miller(and various rappers that talk about things that don't relate to the people i know who listen to them at all) ACL, apple products, and talking trash about some dumb public fight over twitter. While I, listen to bands barely anybody knows or just don't care for(Bad Religion, The Clash, Bob Dylan etc.), share my views that are always different than everyone else(religion, politics, etc.), and talk everyone's ear off about sports if they ask about it. I don't try to be this way, I just am. I don't really text as much as the normal teen and have kept a clean myspace/Facebook/twitter page since I started using them to avoid losing an opportunity several years down the road, like several of my peers will.

If you were to ask my teacher who grew up in the 50s, what kind of person I was. He would say Beatnik

If you were to ask my grandparents that grew up in the 60s they would say Hippie.

If you were to ask my parents, they would say punk.

And the people who somewhat know me at school would say hipster.

But my close friends, they just call me Blue, because its the only true way to describe me.

I'm a dying breed, one that truly understands the importance of things of the past. The one that fears a future where people like Justin Beiber and Kesha are going to earn tributes at the Grammys, like real musicians such as Bruce Springsteen are today.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.(another reference nobody in my generation would get.)

[FreAk47]

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I don't think it's any worse than other generations. The technology thing is really the main difference. Things that were popular and trendy in school when I was growing up were just as ridiculous as anything today (think parents buying their kids thousands of dollars worth of beanie babies for their collections, pogs, tamagachis, furbies, parents brawling over tickle me elmo's in Wal-mart)

The one thing I can't figure out is the skinny jean thing though. You could take the most luscious woman with a perfect physique...put them into a pair of skinny jeans and they instantly look awkward and less attractive.

Also, think about how hard you used to have to work as a kid to get a hold of porn. Dial up internet didn't work for streaming and there weren't a bazillion free sites out there. I had to lose my virginity to Britney Spears' "Hit me baby one more time" music video on MTV.

[Chaos81]

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This almost sounds like something you could say for all generations when they were in school.

I agree. Wait, now I'm proving his point. Err, I guess that'd be proving your point, since I'm not part of the generation he speaks of. So if I'm proving his point, and your point, does that mean we're all in this together?

Okay, I think it's time for bed before my head explodes.

[Blue]

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I don't think it's any worse than other generations. The technology thing is really the main difference. Things that were popular and trendy in school when I was growing up were just as ridiculous as anything today (think parents buying their kids thousands of dollars worth of beanie babies for their collections, pogs, tamagachis, furbies, parents brawling over tickle me elmo's in Wal-mart)

The one thing I can't figure out is the skinny jean thing though. You could take the most luscious woman with a perfect physique...put them into a pair of skinny jeans and they instantly look awkward and less attractive.

Also, think about how hard you used to have to work as a kid to get a hold of porn. Dial up internet didn't work for streaming and there weren't a bazillion free sites out there. I had to lose my virginity to Britney Spears' "Hit me baby one more time" music video on MTV.

The problem is, the mindset of my generation is that I have to be looking at my phone, you aren't sharing experiences anymore, no more real conversation, sharing ideas etc. I've lost several friendships because I couldn't really talk to them, they talk about insignificant things and don't share their opinion enough, I go to a school with 3,000 people and its safe to say I know at least 300 of them in some way, and I can only think of 5 that really have important things to talk about. I don't know maybe as I get older that will change but I'm having doubts.

[RockinDaMike]

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I don't really see a difference. Kids today wear skinny jeans, my generation wore baggy pants and oversized shirts. Kids listen to Beiber, my generation was Backstreet Boys/Nsync and before that generation was New Kids on the Block. Really what is the difference? To me the generations that I have came across with are pretty much the same.

Yes my dad's generation is known for working hard but do they understand todays technology like my generation or the current one? Each generation is going to have something they are good with and also will be lacking in another.

I don't understand this trend thing either. Don't a lot of us here follow trends too in our adult life? Do you have a smart phone, hdtv, bluray, xbox/ps3? Don't we watch a lot of popluar tv shows or pre order the new hot game? If you have a tablet then you are following trends.

We may not follow fashion trends like the youth but we do for the most part follow trends in so many other things. Don't you think its part of human nature?

I think as we get older we put our experience and the way we did things in such high regard that if another generation doesn't do the same thing that we did, then they are doing it wrong. Maybe its us that needs to adjust.

Ask yourself why can't you be different and be ok with what the generation is doing and help them discover things instead of complaining about them like my dad did and my grandfather did.

If you want the younger generation to be different and stand out, then we should do the same. Mentor the youth, teach them and become an influence rather than complaining about them because all they will do is rebel to complaints like each and everyone has done.

[Jr.]

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I can't blame kids for trying to fit in, especially in middle/high school. Kids are ruthless these days with bullying and it's easier than ever to ruin someone's reputation and make their life miserable.

I was one of those kids in school that tried to look as part of the crowd simply because it was easier. Being different meant being made fun of and constantly picked on/beat up. For a lot of kids, the teenage years are about trying to survive until you can get to college or the work force where people aren't as petty and clique-y (not always the case, but in general).

As for lacking substance.. that's just true of young people, in my opinion. My friends didn't talk about things that mattered in the grand scheme of things. I learned how to hold a real conversation by talking with my dad at home.

[TheMatrix31]

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Sometimes, I think the dumbing down of younger generations, molding them into drone-like creatures is intentional. To some, a "feature", not a "bug". Easier to deal with a bunch of kids who are all the same, over-victimized, softened, etc. No individuality, nothing distinct. No leaders, only followers. A kid gets bullied and stands up for himself and he's the one punished. Kids see some tits on a teacher's iPad and they're the ones punished. Look at ESPN's dumbing down of sports viewers. Look at all the music sounding the same.

It's.....yeesh. Scary to say the least.

[Nathan_OS]

Sometimes, I think the dumbing down of younger generations, molding them into drone-like creatures is intentional. To some, a "feature", not a "bug". Easier to deal with a bunch of kids who are all the same, over-victimized, softened, etc. No individuality, nothing distinct. No leaders, only followers. A kid gets bullied and stands up for himself and he's the one punished. Kids see some tits on a teacher's iPad and they're the ones punished. Look at ESPN's dumbing down of sports viewers. Look at all the music sounding the same.

It's.....yeesh. Scary to say the least.

I agree with why ur saying.

While this whole dumbing down the society is being impacted in, there are senseless killings going on everywhere .

Yesss yess , senseless killing has always been around, but this just feels sooo much worst.

Look at Chicago... Detroit ... California ... Especially Detroit

Just a whole bunch of senseless murders, soooo many pity gang related violences . When will people ever learn?

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[TheMatrix31]

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I don't know if there's "more". More media means more exposure.

[Nathan_OS]

I don't know if there's "more". More media means more exposure.

I'm not saying its more... I just feel as if its worse . There's more 'just do it, just to do it's attitude .

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