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Because in both cases I linked to, the perpetrators were under the age of 25. Sure it's anecdotal ... but you did ask.
by WDCDev 11y ago
Because 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?