America's Gun Violence
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tbergs said:
These are both extremely ignorant and pointless examples. What does either have to do with how tough youth today have it? Technology advanced. I think Thirty made a great argument.Smellyman said:
Or a library cardMeltdown99 said:Give todays youth a rotary phone ... then tell me who had it rougher.and just a joke. I agree with Thirty.Sheesh settle down0 -
Didn't know I was unsettled. Just making a counter point and didn't catch the sarcasm, and I don't think I was the only one. No worries. If I was unsettled i would have copied our fearless leader and used ALL CAPS and !!! to convey my angerSmellyman said:tbergs said:
These are both extremely ignorant and pointless examples. What does either have to do with how tough youth today have it? Technology advanced. I think Thirty made a great argument.Smellyman said:
Or a library cardMeltdown99 said:Give todays youth a rotary phone ... then tell me who had it rougher.and just a joke. I agree with Thirty.Sheesh settle down
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WITCH HUNT!tbergs said:
Didn't know I was unsettled. Just making a counter point and didn't catch the sarcasm, and I don't think I was the only one. No worries. If I was unsettled i would have copied our fearless leader and used ALL CAPS and !!! to convey my angerSmellyman said:tbergs said:
These are both extremely ignorant and pointless examples. What does either have to do with how tough youth today have it? Technology advanced. I think Thirty made a great argument.Smellyman said:
Or a library cardMeltdown99 said:Give todays youth a rotary phone ... then tell me who had it rougher.and just a joke. I agree with Thirty.Sheesh settle down09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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True...Smellyman said:
Or a library cardMeltdown99 said:Give todays youth a rotary phone ... then tell me who had it rougher.Give Peas A Chance…0 -
You keep trying to say that I said my era was tougher. Never said it. All I said was todays youth do not have it tougher. Each one has it's own unique issues.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
Huh?cincybearcat said:
Who the fuck said anything about waking up hill both ways? You are projecting bs on me to try and make your point seem valid.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:cincybearcat said:
No i dont think my era was tougher. I think almost all have their own hardships. I certainly don’t think today’s youth have it hard at all and I think it’s 100% bs line of thinking.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:The daily pressures kids face are different than what we dealt with.
For one... social media has impacted our youth more than can be measured. There's a reason behind heightened levels of anxiety and depression in our youth.
For another... look at starting wages and look at the cost of cars, houses, concert tix, whatever. My first jobs as a busboy, cook, waiter and bartender all allowed me to pay rent and do things.
Look at the costs of university and the competitiveness for getting into programs. Some guys that got into- say- pharmacy 25 years ago would not be able to do so this era.
I could go on, but I won't.
Cincy... if you feel you were brought up in the tough era... you're free to think that. I don't feel the same way.
The social media aspect is something that is New a tough, but pretty low unemployment is pretty nice. As is having parents willing I have you live with them if need be. I think it’s different, but not tougher.
I think you haven't thought this out fully. This is the classic 'we walked uphill both ways to school in my day' mentality. You're not acknowledging the obvious.
The 'obvious' is as follows: wages have not kept up with inflation. Housing prices are astronomical while crappy cars that used to be $10,000 are now $20,000. Gas prices. Hydro prices. Food prices. Entertainment prices... everything prices.
If you never got into the housing market when things were reasonable (our era)... it's going to be extremely challenging to get in now and have any kind of life.
Let alone all the other stuff.
We had it easier than this generation.
What a weird thing to say. I said it (obviously). I expressed it to speak of the mentality that bemoans the youth sector without acknowledging their challenges- which you have tried to minimize.
My point is valid. And not only is it valid... it's correct.hippiemom = goodness0 -
Today’s kids have it tougher specially school kids , heck they have to go to school with the thought of when will my school get shot up ! In the 70’s when I was in High school the most I had to worry about was when I would get suspended or get into a fist fight ..jesus greets me looks just like me ....0
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Ok since we are going to keep this up...
Tougher for kids today
1) School violence
2) 24-hr social media
3) Someone mentioned wages vs inflation
4) Price of college?
Easier for kids today
1) 24hr access to all kinds of information from their phone
2) Low unemployment rate
3) Colleges and University on campus life (facilities/opportunities)
4) Ever more involved Parents willing for their kids to live with them into their 30's while they save
I'll say this - for any kid that doesn't have access to college or trade school or the like....things have gotten tougher. For those that do, while expensive, things are easier in a lot of ways. The fine life between tough and easy is probably colored by the kids experience with social media and the internet as a whole. It can make life SOOOOOOO much easier for them, but for some it will make it 24/7 pain. All in all, I still think they don;t have it tougher today...just different.hippiemom = goodness0 -
Or that you might get sent to Vietnam to play tag with the Viet Cong?josevolution said:Today’s kids have it tougher specially school kids , heck they have to go to school with the thought of when will my school get shot up ! In the 70’s when I was in High school the most I had to worry about was when I would get suspended or get into a fist fight ..0 -
My dad almost played tag with Charlie. Good times.PJPOWER said:
Or that you might get sent to Vietnam to play tag with the Viet Cong?josevolution said:Today’s kids have it tougher specially school kids , heck they have to go to school with the thought of when will my school get shot up ! In the 70’s when I was in High school the most I had to worry about was when I would get suspended or get into a fist fight ..I'll ride the wave where it takes me......0 -
Good times being part of one of all of the US unjust wars!mcgruff10 said:
My dad almost played tag with Charlie. Good times.PJPOWER said:
Or that you might get sent to Vietnam to play tag with the Viet Cong?josevolution said:Today’s kids have it tougher specially school kids , heck they have to go to school with the thought of when will my school get shot up ! In the 70’s when I was in High school the most I had to worry about was when I would get suspended or get into a fist fight ..
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Oh yeah? I’m betting he had it easy compared to today’s youth, lolmcgruff10 said:
My dad almost played tag with Charlie. Good times.PJPOWER said:
Or that you might get sent to Vietnam to play tag with the Viet Cong?josevolution said:Today’s kids have it tougher specially school kids , heck they have to go to school with the thought of when will my school get shot up ! In the 70’s when I was in High school the most I had to worry about was when I would get suspended or get into a fist fight ..0 -
unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487Yeah, today’s youth have it sooooo tough. Bunch of whiners.0 -
Pot meet kettle.unsung said:Yeah, today’s youth have it sooooo tough. Bunch of whiners.09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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Yeah he got drafted obviously post tet so approval for the war was in the gutter. I give my dad credit, he didn't bitch, he went to basic training and luckily got in the National Guard days before his unit went to South Vietnam.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Good times being part of one of all of the US unjust wars!mcgruff10 said:
My dad almost played tag with Charlie. Good times.PJPOWER said:
Or that you might get sent to Vietnam to play tag with the Viet Cong?josevolution said:Today’s kids have it tougher specially school kids , heck they have to go to school with the thought of when will my school get shot up ! In the 70’s when I was in High school the most I had to worry about was when I would get suspended or get into a fist fight ..I'll ride the wave where it takes me......0 -
I don't know about where you live, but if we're talking about finances and what you can do with your hard work and money, and how able you are to take care of yourself independently, I can absolutely guarantee you that younger people have it WAY WAY WAY harder where I live than our generation did. I mean, everyone of all ages has it way harder here, but especially the younger gens, because their work simply does not get them what it used to get people. The cost of living vs. salaries is simply completely fucking out of wack now. BC actually has the lowest unemployment rate in the entire country.... but has the worst salary vs cost of living stats on the entire continent. Obviously that is a serious hardship above and beyond any that people had 20 and 30 years ago in terms of what they can do with their hard work. So maybe youth don't have it hard in your world... They sure do in mine.cincybearcat said:
No i dont think my era was tougher. I think almost all have their own hardships. I certainly don’t think today’s youth have it hard at all and I think it’s 100% bs line of thinking.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:The daily pressures kids face are different than what we dealt with.
For one... social media has impacted our youth more than can be measured. There's a reason behind heightened levels of anxiety and depression in our youth.
For another... look at starting wages and look at the cost of cars, houses, concert tix, whatever. My first jobs as a busboy, cook, waiter and bartender all allowed me to pay rent and do things.
Look at the costs of university and the competitiveness for getting into programs. Some guys that got into- say- pharmacy 25 years ago would not be able to do so this era.
I could go on, but I won't.
Cincy... if you feel you were brought up in the tough era... you're free to think that. I don't feel the same way.
The social media aspect is something that is New a tough, but pretty low unemployment is pretty nice. As is having parents willing I have you live with them if need be. I think it’s different, but not tougher.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
Unsurprisingly your world sucks.PJ_Soul said:
I don't know about where you live, but if we're talking about finances and what you can do with your hard work and money, and how able you are to take care of yourself independently, I can absolutely guarantee you that younger people have it WAY WAY WAY harder where I live than our generation did. I mean, everyone of all ages has it way harder here, but especially the younger gens, because their work simply does not get them what it used to get people. The cost of living vs. salaries is simply completely fucking out of wack now. BC actually has the lowest unemployment rate in the entire country.... but has the worst salary vs cost of living stats on the entire continent. Obviously that is a serious hardship above and beyond any that people had 20 and 30 years ago in terms of what they can do with their hard work. So maybe youth don't have it hard in your world... They sure do in mine.cincybearcat said:
No i dont think my era was tougher. I think almost all have their own hardships. I certainly don’t think today’s youth have it hard at all and I think it’s 100% bs line of thinking.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:The daily pressures kids face are different than what we dealt with.
For one... social media has impacted our youth more than can be measured. There's a reason behind heightened levels of anxiety and depression in our youth.
For another... look at starting wages and look at the cost of cars, houses, concert tix, whatever. My first jobs as a busboy, cook, waiter and bartender all allowed me to pay rent and do things.
Look at the costs of university and the competitiveness for getting into programs. Some guys that got into- say- pharmacy 25 years ago would not be able to do so this era.
I could go on, but I won't.
Cincy... if you feel you were brought up in the tough era... you're free to think that. I don't feel the same way.
The social media aspect is something that is New a tough, but pretty low unemployment is pretty nice. As is having parents willing I have you live with them if need be. I think it’s different, but not tougher.hippiemom = goodness0 -
What the hell is that supposed to mean???cincybearcat said:
Unsurprisingly your world sucks.PJ_Soul said:
I don't know about where you live, but if we're talking about finances and what you can do with your hard work and money, and how able you are to take care of yourself independently, I can absolutely guarantee you that younger people have it WAY WAY WAY harder where I live than our generation did. I mean, everyone of all ages has it way harder here, but especially the younger gens, because their work simply does not get them what it used to get people. The cost of living vs. salaries is simply completely fucking out of wack now. BC actually has the lowest unemployment rate in the entire country.... but has the worst salary vs cost of living stats on the entire continent. Obviously that is a serious hardship above and beyond any that people had 20 and 30 years ago in terms of what they can do with their hard work. So maybe youth don't have it hard in your world... They sure do in mine.cincybearcat said:
No i dont think my era was tougher. I think almost all have their own hardships. I certainly don’t think today’s youth have it hard at all and I think it’s 100% bs line of thinking.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:The daily pressures kids face are different than what we dealt with.
For one... social media has impacted our youth more than can be measured. There's a reason behind heightened levels of anxiety and depression in our youth.
For another... look at starting wages and look at the cost of cars, houses, concert tix, whatever. My first jobs as a busboy, cook, waiter and bartender all allowed me to pay rent and do things.
Look at the costs of university and the competitiveness for getting into programs. Some guys that got into- say- pharmacy 25 years ago would not be able to do so this era.
I could go on, but I won't.
Cincy... if you feel you were brought up in the tough era... you're free to think that. I don't feel the same way.
The social media aspect is something that is New a tough, but pretty low unemployment is pretty nice. As is having parents willing I have you live with them if need be. I think it’s different, but not tougher.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
And again people continue to fail at reading comprehension. It isn't hard....but it seems it is far to often. I never said they had it easy....I said they don't have it harder. Each generation has their own hardship issues. And the ones during WW had it by far the worst. The rest have some good and some bad.hippiemom = goodness0
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I haven't failed in my comprehension at all - I know you didn't say they have it easy, but you did specifically say, "I certainly don’t think today’s youth have it hard at all and I think it’s 100% bs line of thinking." That is what I was responding to.cincybearcat said:And again people continue to fail at reading comprehension. It isn't hard....but it seems it is far to often. I never said they had it easy....I said they don't have it harder. Each generation has their own hardship issues. And the ones during WW had it by far the worst. The rest have some good and some bad.
Again, what did that "unsurprisingly" comment mean???
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
The unsurprisingly comment was just a joke to say your world sucks since it's hard for youth therePJ_Soul said:
I haven't failed in my comprehension at all - I know you didn't say they have it easy, but you did specifically say, "I certainly don’t think today’s youth have it hard at all and I think it’s 100% bs line of thinking." That is what I was responding to.cincybearcat said:And again people continue to fail at reading comprehension. It isn't hard....but it seems it is far to often. I never said they had it easy....I said they don't have it harder. Each generation has their own hardship issues. And the ones during WW had it by far the worst. The rest have some good and some bad.
Again, what did that "unsurprisingly" comment mean??? hippiemom = goodness0
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