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Why is it that change so often is mostly supported by the young?

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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    brianlux said:

    Regarding the "free" education thing that bothers some perhaps consider this: America has become "dumbed down" (only someone incredibly naive or dumb would disagree with this). Helping people become better education and raising the intelligence of a people is a great investment in the future. I don't see how that can be a problem, especially in light of how stupid America has become.

    usamamasan1 said:

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    I have always been conservative. Conservation is a great thing!

    but how will them taking my money for themselves investing in them benefit MEEEEE in the future??? these damn takers....

    ;)
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  • FreeFree Posts: 3,562
    edited February 2016
    people are bothered by free education, really? This lovely country of ours is ranked 28th in the world for the best education and then partner that with crazy cost increases. … But it's not affecting us older folks so let's complain about it.

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-08-18/college-tuition-costs-soar-chart-of-the-day
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  • rr165892rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    hedonist said:

    Man...this fiscal conservative and her husband are fairly comfortable because we've worked hard for it. And still paying off our mortgage. And have kick-ass equity!

    Like I said, perception.

    As to education - some of our schools have failed children, but so too (perhaps moreso) their parents and by proxy what is encouraged, given, ignored, sometimes spoiled and misguided.

    I grew up in a frugal household and attended one semester of community college. My guy too and with one parent and his own shit. I consider ourselves educated, in pretty awesome ways. Great foundations and learning along the way.

    Living within our means, occasionally splurging. A nice, stable life built, continuing to build.

    Some change I'm cool with, others not. Has nothing to do with open-mindedness for me.

    Hedo,You so get it .cheers
  • PJfanwillneverleave1PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    Change is supported by the youngins because we were just like them once.
    Out with the dinosaurs and in with the new.
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    Change is supported by the youngins because we were just like them once.
    Out with the dinosaurs and in with the new.

    "were" (as in past tense) just like them?

    Are! :sunglasses:
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
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    You're never too old to be rebellious.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
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    You're never too old to try to make a difference.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
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    You're never too old to stir up some shit.
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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  • FreeFree Posts: 3,562
    Gloria Steinham said this on Bill Maher. Men become more conservative as they age due to increasing power; women radicalize and become less complacent as they age due to decreasing power.

  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
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    You're never to old to become more radicalized AND beautiful.
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBOW7gKmixA
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    ^^^Haha! Yep, about sums it up... in a generalized sense. :wink:
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  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    Man i love Carlin.
    The college tuition thing always bothers me cuz like cuny for example used to be free until the mid seventies and it was a much better education back then, making there was more opportunities for graduates than there is now.

    I read something about this a while ago and I think it was something to do with population demographics. As in there's not only more baby boomers in power making the decisions, but more if of them in general. Also, they're the first generation to be living longer, post retirement. So the funding that used to be adequate to provide for the young has to stretch to cover the costs of the old in cases of social security, Medicare. Etc. So simply that there's more of them, with more needs than their processors, fighting for their piece of the pie even if it's at the expense of their own kids. Which becomes more complicated by the fact that they're used to having their needs addressed (such as in the example of free, meaningful education in the sixties).

    I don't like the idea of blaming it all on boomers though. There's enough blame to put on gen x and y for not fighting the things that hurt the social welfare systems as well. So that now the millennial are crying out for a life raft cuz they certainly are drowning.
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    https://coursera.org/

    Yale ... Michigan ... Penn St ... AZ ... IL ... UDub ... Brown ... Stanford ... W. Virginia ... Minny .. UK. ... Cornhuskers ... Colorado ... Princeton ... Columbia ... Duke ... ASU ... Northwestern ..


    ALL FREE!!!!!!

    yet they wont give you a degree. they are happy to contribute and make themselves look progressive, yet ...
  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    gimmesometruth27 said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBOW7gKmixA

    nice
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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    https://youtu.be/V9bVnQPaj48
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    ^^^ Some good points but, wow, does this guy ever have a good day or lighten up a bit? Grouser!
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  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    Jason P said:

    https://coursera.org/

    Yale ... Michigan ... Penn St ... AZ ... IL ... UDub ... Brown ... Stanford ... W. Virginia ... Minny .. UK. ... Cornhuskers ... Colorado ... Princeton ... Columbia ... Duke ... ASU ... Northwestern ..


    ALL FREE!!!!!!

    yet they wont give you a degree. they are happy to contribute and make themselves look progressive, yet ...

    um actually, the certificates are NOT free anymore. It's $50 per now. You can still get the lessons and stuff for free but you no longer anything stating that you finished/passed/completed the course.
    Trust me I'm kicking myself over that one.
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  • PJfanwillneverleave1PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    ^^^
    $50 to say you completed education?
    Seems like a steal to me.
  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    ^^^
    $50 to say you completed education?
    Seems like a steal to me.

    it's not a completed education. It's a certificate for a specific course. It's peer reviewed you don't get a grade and it doesn't count toward a degree. It used to be called a Certificate of Course Completion but I don't know if they still call it that.
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