Can we do something to stop the spread of teenage affluenza?

Bwalker545

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFZz6ICzpjI
Interesting piece, well put togather, watch the whole thing before you make a stupid comment...

Cosmo

Magus wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFZz6ICzpjI
Interesting piece, well put togather, watch the whole thing before you make a stupid comment...

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What are YOUR comments on it?

Bwalker545

Well I did kind of want to let people watch it without me injecting comments into it before they viewed it... but since you clearly didnt bother watching it before posting...I guess you dont care. My opinion...humm well, I think every teenager in America, Australia and everyother well off country should watch it and realize how trivial their "shitty" problems are!

Cosmo

Magus wrote:

Well I did kind of want to let people watch it without me injecting comments into it before they viewed it... but since you clearly didnt bother watching it before posting...I guess you dont care. My opinion...humm well, I think every teenager in America, Australia and everyother well off country should watch it and realize how trivial their "shitty" problems are!

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I didn't watch it because i can't. The firewall here at work prevents downloading to the local drives. That's what happens when you work with the military.
And I have seen that Reality Horror Program called 'My Super Sweet Sixteen'. Not getting the Mercedes 500 for turning 16 and having to settle for the Mercedes 350 instead is no reason to threaten to kill yourself.
If that is the point you are trying to make... then, I get it.

Bwalker545

Ok good, sorry about that, just your whole capitalizing "your" thing...

Cosmo

Magus wrote:

Ok good, sorry about that, just your whole capitalizing "your" thing...

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That was because I figured that since you presented the thing... you'd have an opinion on it... that's all.

lucylespian

Magus wrote:

Well I did kind of want to let people watch it without me injecting comments into it before they viewed it... but since you clearly didnt bother watching it before posting...I guess you dont care. My opinion...humm well, I think every teenager in America, Australia and everyother well off country should watch it and realize how trivial their "shitty" problems are!

Ya know, most of the reggies her . inc myself are on work computuers, which does not allow for youtube downlaods, or often lack speakers, like mine, so hacking peeps for not watching stuff is unfair.

PaperPlates

lucylespian wrote:

Ya know, most of the reggies her . inc myself are on work computuers, which does not allow for youtube downlaods, or often lack speakers, like mine, so hacking peeps for not watching stuff is unfair.

So is ragging on a guy for presenting a video with no initial comments of his own. Most of the most "prolific" posters on this board make a living out of posting you tube videos without commentary.

gue_barium

Magus wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFZz6ICzpjI
Interesting piece, well put together..

I agree, nicely done. Thanks for sharing.

lucylespian

PaperPlates wrote:

So is ragging on a guy for presenting a video with no initial comments of his own. Most of the most "prolific" posters on this board make a living out of posting you tube videos without commentary.

Yeah, this is true. I would like people to include a synopsiis of what teh youtube is about when they post a link. I end up ingnoring threads I might be interested in, or making uninformed comments cos I haven't watched it, like I am about to do in this case.

I dodn't think we can fix this problem, unless we have another recession and the parent providing the affluence become poor again. A full on Depression would be more effective again.
When parents realise that giving their kids too much stuff they have not earnt is toxic and pathological, it might tstop a bit, but I can't see that happening.
Old time royalty realised this problem, and sent their kids off to an aunt or uncle to be a squire or a lady-in-waiting, to make em do their hard yards and value their position.

catefrances

lucylespian wrote:

Yeah, this is true. I would like people to include a synopsiis of what teh youtube is about when they post a link. I end up ingnoring threads I might be interested in, or making uninformed comments cos I haven't watched it, like I am about to do in this case.

I dodn't think we can fix this problem, unless we have another recession and the parent providing the affluence become poor again. A full on Depression would be more effective again.
When parents realise that giving their kids too much stuff they have not earnt is toxic and pathological, it might tstop a bit, but I can't see that happening.
Old time royalty realised this problem, and sent their kids off to an aunt or uncle to be a squire or a lady-in-waiting, to make em do their hard yards and value their position.

don't know about a lady in waiting but i sure could use a governess next semester.

lucylespian

catefrances wrote:

don't know about a lady in waiting but i sure could use a governess next semester.

I hear Susan is looking for a job. Twila has learnt to belt her own monsters !

Cosmo

Magus wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFZz6ICzpjI
Interesting piece, well put togather, watch the whole thing before you make a stupid comment...

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Okay... I watched it when I got home and you're right, it was a well done piece.
I know I have felt this way for a long, long time... my problems are nothing compared to what most others in the world have to face.