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Generation-Y Can’t Read Nonverbal Cues

• mechanical_fish 16y ago
  It's so funny to watch curmudgeons seamlessly switch arguments. For decades the argument was "the kids are growing up with TV and videogames; they don't appreciate the value of text and reading and writing will become lost arts; civilization is doomed!". Now it's "the kids spend so much time communicating in writing that they've become agoraphobic; civilization is doomed!". Or its cousin: "The kids communicate entirely through writing, but their spelling isn't the spelling that I want them to use; civilization is doomed!"
• norswap 16y ago
  It's interesting how the author notes a change in behavior, then immediately assume it is wrong based on previous assumptions and without even submitting his beliefs to the question. Maybe, just maybe, it's older people could benefit from understanding there is nothing wrong with the depicted behavior.
  • jayruy 16y ago
    The opinion piece you're looking for would be suited for, perhaps, 'Autistics Monthy'. People who read WSJ don't expect to have to tweet about the latest LOLCat (or haskell framework or whatever) to get your attention. I can see it now: "This months Quarterly Earnings report is rather like this LOLCat, holding onto the metaphorical cheezburger for dear life"
• GiraffeNecktie 16y ago
  Is Aspergers now a little closer to the norm?