Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?

[Admiral Yi]

A little surprised by the decline in sex.  I thought that was what they were texting about.

[Valmy]

'Oh no! These millennials are lazy and entitled!'

I mean it is the same damn shit over and over again.

Not really.  Millennials really are the worst.  Glad I haven't had to work with many. 

If you haven't had much experience with them how do you know they are the worst?

[Jacob]

If you haven't had much experience with them how do you know they are the worst?

Spicy is confident in his prejudice.

[HVC]

Thank you people without kids & your wonderful opinion.

This scares me a lot, social media is BAD.

As mentioned in another thread I eventually banned my son from Youtube. We will see how it goes.

your this generation parent who doesn't let his kid watch tv

[Valmy]

your this generation parent who doesn't let his kid watch tv

Well he is only six years old HVC I will let him got on there eventually.

[Jacob]

We let our son watch kids youtube, but not regular.

[Grinning_Colossus]

A little surprised by the decline in sex.  I thought that was what they were texting about.

The effect of free and ubiquitous pornography combined with unrealistic body standards (for everyone) in media/advertising.

Dick pics aren't sex per se.

[Valmy]

Who knew the solution to unwanted pregnancy and STDs decimating our youth was free porn? The solution is obvious: porn makes us moral.

As far as media and advertising presenting unrealistic body standards that at least dates back 50 years so has little to do with this generation. That can be safely discarded as a thesis. Clearly porn is the savior of humanity.

[derspiess]

'Oh no! These millennials are lazy and entitled!'

I mean it is the same damn shit over and over again.

Not really.  Millennials really are the worst.  Glad I haven't had to work with many. 

If you haven't had much experience with them how do you know they are the worst?

My wife has had to hire, manage, and fire tons of them.  My brother is dealing with a couple of them at work now, and I have I have several other acquaintances that have struggled with managing and working with them in their jobs.  Obviously there are exceptions to the rule, and hopefully the rest will grow up at some point.

[Valmy]

My wife has had to hire, manage, and fire tons of them.  My brother is dealing with a couple of them at work now, and I have I have several other acquaintances that have struggled with managing and working with them in their jobs.  Obviously there are exceptions to the rule, and hopefully the rest will grow up at some point.

They will. But remember Millennials are now well into their early 30s now. Heck by some standards people in their early 40s are Millennials. You may be talking about the people in their early 20s who are supposed to be the generation after the Millennials...whatever they are called.

[The Brain]

I'd do the Time chick.

[Malthus]

Heh, the law students and young associates we get in just make me feel cynical - they are so eager, hard-working and bright, and so damned pleased to have a real law job. I have to resist the urge to rain on their parade with warnings of how easy it is to burn out.

[Grinning_Colossus]

As far as media and advertising presenting unrealistic body standards that at least dates back 50 years so has little to do with this generation.

The difference is that men as well as women are now on the receiving end of that.

[Grinning_Colossus]

My wife has had to hire, manage, and fire tons of them.  My brother is dealing with a couple of them at work now, and I have I have several other acquaintances that have struggled with managing and working with them in their jobs.  Obviously there are exceptions to the rule, and hopefully the rest will grow up at some point.

They will. But remember Millennials are now well into their early 30s now. Heck by some standards people in their early 40s are Millennials. You may be talking about the people in their early 20s who are supposed to be the generation after the Millennials...whatever they are called.

Yeah, I'm a Millennial and I just turned 31.  The younger ones are Gen Z. Now them, they're fucked up. All nazis from what I understand.

[HVC]

Heh, the law students and young associates we get in just make me feel cynical - they are so eager, hard-working and bright, and so damned pleased to have a real law job. I have to resist the urge to rain on their parade with warnings of how easy it is to burn out.

we were all eager once. it'll get beat out of them. all roads lead to CdM