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imo it's basically kids starting at a young age getting told how special of a snowflake they are and always getting what they want.... and once they grow up the

by ljk 11y ago

imo it's basically kids starting at a young age getting told how special of a snowflake they are and always getting what they want.... and once they grow up they still want to have their ways

NietTim 11y ago
And because of that, a serious lack of personal accountability and introspection and having the feeling that they are not the issue here
otaviokzuk 11y ago
I believe the core of the problem is as you described. But then there's a lot of political gain being made on top of it. Universities are at risk of seeing their education throughput diminished.
- ljk 11y ago
  funny you mentioned that - http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article71134462.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article7113446...
- alex_hitchins 11y ago
  I wonder what the best way to tackle it is? At some point surely these folks will have to accept the real world around them that everyone else lives in.
cm2187 11y ago
I don't think students are necessary worse than previous generation. Throw a stone at the French or Italian parliament and you are almost certain to hit a politician who supported Stalin or Mao in his youth. In comparison this "safe place" melodrama is rather cute.
- vidarh 11y ago
  Not necessarily worse, but bad in a different way. Current children seems to be cocooned off from dealing with tough issues to a level far more extreme than before. I have a 7 year old son, and the level of shielding from the outside world is a constant factor of conflict with my ex. When I see the level of freedom he has vs. what I had as a child, it's really quite depressing, and frankly most of his class mates have it worse, as most of them don't have anyone that's trying to moderate it. It scares me to think of people growing up with that kind of filtered, blinkered view of the world, because sooner or later that filter is taken away, and they will be unprepared.
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by ljk 11y ago

imo it's basically kids starting at a young age getting told how special of a snowflake they are and always getting what they want.... and once they grow up they still want to have their ways

NietTim 11y ago

And because of that, a serious lack of personal accountability and introspection and having the feeling that they are not the issue here

otaviokzuk 11y ago

I believe the core of the problem is as you described. But then there's a lot of political gain being made on top of it. Universities are at risk of seeing their education throughput diminished.

ljk 11y ago
funny you mentioned that - http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article71134462.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article7113446...
alex_hitchins 11y ago
I wonder what the best way to tackle it is? At some point surely these folks will have to accept the real world around them that everyone else lives in.

cm2187 11y ago

I don't think students are necessary worse than previous generation. Throw a stone at the French or Italian parliament and you are almost certain to hit a politician who supported Stalin or Mao in his youth. In comparison this "safe place" melodrama is rather cute.

vidarh 11y ago
Not necessarily worse, but bad in a different way. Current children seems to be cocooned off from dealing with tough issues to a level far more extreme than before. I have a 7 year old son, and the level of shielding from the outside world is a constant factor of conflict with my ex. When I see the level of freedom he has vs. what I had as a child, it's really quite depressing, and frankly most of his class mates have it worse, as most of them don't have anyone that's trying to moderate it. It scares me to think of people growing up with that kind of filtered, blinkered view of the world, because sooner or later that filter is taken away, and they will be unprepared.
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