Good find SportsRacer. The best satire reads as if it could be a valid argument in some folks' world views.

Love that last line. I thought I'd never use it, but it turns out that it's necessary after all rational argument has gone over the child's head.

One of my other favorite closing lines is, "Life's not fair. It's a blessing that you're learning that now rather than later."

God Bless You, Mr. Noisewater

I was replying to your post, not the article. ;)

I was reading the article and pulling quotes to post. Then I looked at the link. Farse

Damnit. Should read the whole thread before responding

For the record. Dr. Spock's own son committed suicide.

Zach, when do you move out of the SP?

End of May.

Time is uh flyin.

9 out of 10 kids these days are complete pu$$ies with no ability to take a stand or do anything that might label them different.

It's almost like they try to be anti-popular. Unnoticed. Don't be unique or different in any way if at all possible. Avoid standing out at all costs and do everything you can to be as bland and common as the next guy/gal...

I was thinking about this the other day. It is very possible that there is no truth to it and I don't know what I am talking about but it won't be the first time.

Obviously...growing up is tough...being a little kid and learning how to be around other people. Awkward middle school years...high school...

But I think today's kids are more cautious because ridicule for being different or doing something stupid is shot deeper and can be more severe with technology.

Lets say you are some young kid...prob a bit insecure...and you wear something to school that wasn't a big deal to you but it is ridiculous looking and kids fall over themselves laughing at you. The good ol' days? The kids that were there got a kick out of it...maybe they remember it and tease you maybe they don't. Kids now? A picture of you is up on myspace and facebook and sent to the whole school and god knows who else. Now you are "that kid" you can't shake that label.

Maybe thats a lame example but I think it gives you a general idea of the changes. You have to take actions, and events, and happenings and think about how much technology changes the consequences, widespread nature of information, and in some cases the pain.

I was talking to my friends little sister the other day. She is 13. Some girl in one of her classes transfered to another school because she let some kid see her topless on a webcam and of course the boy saved the pictures and told his friends and so on...obviously this is a pretty devastating thing. What is the "old school" equivalent to that? I remember sneaking around my campus and getting some girl to show me her tits. What would have happened if someone else found out about that? Maybe a few people talk, maybe she gets some kind of reputation. Pales in comparison.

It seems to me kids marginalize their uniqueness a lot of times because when people deviate from the herd it can be a pretty dramatic downward spiral.

I don't think any of this is an excuse but I think it is a reason and a factor.

That I can agree with.

Uh, yeah.

Make the webcam a polaroid and it's the same thing. THAT'S PRETTY ****ING STUPID.

Stupid always hurts.

I'd know...

90 percent? If these kids are so insecure maybe we can help their morale by not keeping score when playing Little League. :rolleyes:

He didn't go to school for 7 years, incurring 100 grand in debt for you to call him Mr.