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Why jump to a generational explanation? It could just as easily be a function of population growth, easier access (e.g. more info available about how to get ou
by GavinMcG 11y ago
Why jump to a generational explanation?
It could just as easily be a function of population growth, easier access (e.g. more info available about how to get outdoors), better marketing by the NPS to attract more visitors, etc. More people visited the parks last year than ever before.
- WDCDev 11y agoBecause in both cases I linked to, the perpetrators were under the age of 25. Sure it's anecdotal ... but you did ask.
- DanBC 11y agoOne of the articles you linked to mentions two boy scout leaders (both over the age of 25) who destroyed an ancient natural formation for a Youtube video. They escaped prison and a felony sentence and got a fine. (That's probably a good thing; I'd have preferred it if they'd had to place some signs as a restorative justice gesture).
- cma 11y agoBut wouldn't you expect most vandalism in general is done by people around 25 and younger? I would expect most of the mining company executives organizing whole mountaintop removal are well over 25, since most executives are over that age. Goes a little beyond graffiti.
- Crito 11y agoHe would, yes. That's the point.
- cma 11y agoTo say it is a generational thing doesn't mean it is always the current young generation, it means it is specific generation(s), i.e. generation X, millenials, etc.
- WDCDev 11y agoCorporate exploitation of our natural resources is an entirely different topic. There are some tangential parallels, but overall I find that analogy pretty weak.
- sp332 11y agoInstead of generational, maybe it's just something 20-somethings do?