The Dumbest Generation
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The funny thing that this appears to be a baby boomer on reason.tv, which is a perfect representation of the actual dumbest generation.
Id be surprised if teenagers in the 70's could tell you much about the Austro-Hungarian Empire, or if teenagers in the 1900's could tell you much about the war of 1812. I agree that the internet has made access to entertainment easier than ever (obviously), but I think the lack of interest in education in America is alot more complex than that. "Knowledge", in the classical sense, is wisdom imparted on younger generations from the past, or older generations. If you had to pick a specific time when Americans turned on the authority of older generations you could probably say the Vietnam War/Civil Rights era (or maybe even the Korean War...which is the "Forgotten War" for a reason, I think, in an age when access to truth was much more easily censored). If this dude's generation was so knowledgeable of history when they were teenagers, why weren't they protesting the Vietnam War in the early 60's, as opposed to when it was too late? Shouldn't they have been experts in what happened in Korea...especially with no internet to distract them?
And, of course there's value in being wary of the "authority of tradition", but in a culture that has embraced that outlook in such an extreme manner as America, anything that isn't immediately self serving becomes trivial...like being well read, objective in matters of politics, knowledgeable of societal developments, etc.
And, of course there's value in being wary of the "authority of tradition", but in a culture that has embraced that outlook in such an extreme manner as America, anything that isn't immediately self serving becomes trivial...like being well read, objective in matters of politics, knowledgeable of societal developments, etc.
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The Fukin Prophecy
RIP Champ
He's not wrong...
This generation is the WOAT...
Bunch of sexually confused herd mentality having of the moment social media twitter finger warriors...
Baby boomers a close second though...
This generation is the WOAT...
Bunch of sexually confused herd mentality having of the moment social media twitter finger warriors...
Baby boomers a close second though...
No we are not. For all our flaws, we are progressive
Baby boomers benefited from progressive policy and then became conservatives
The balls on baby boomers to make the bootstraps argument
Berniewood Hogan
IT'S BERNIE SANDERS WITH A STEEL CHAIR!
The old have been complaining about the young since the young were invented.I shyt you not, there was some ancient Greek guy who famously complained about books. "These kids are reading BOOKS! It will ruin their ability to have a conversation!"
Grano-Grano
The Bando
Baby boomers are the dumbest generation. You serious?