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People have been giving this same speech for centuries for different labels of generations.

• nbanks 9y ago
  True enough. All generations need this type of speech. For example, I first came across the term chronological snobbery reading C.S. Lewis, according to Wikipedia he used it in "Surprised by Joy" which was written 50 years ago. Since he coined the term to describe the thought patterns in his day, we can easily tell that generations before Millennials have also believed things because they were modern rather than because they were true. Different generations may sometimes have different weeds to pull, and I wish he describe his own biases which he overcame.
• humanrebar 9y ago
  I presume you mean "kids these days!" OP agrees and quotes Aristotle to that effect. But he still wrote and posted the article, right? So the purpose of the piece must be different, or at least more specific, than a trite "kids these days!" rant.
  • FLUX-YOU 9y ago
    Everything he says basically feeds into that point. I don't think it was really an article about how -ism word usage is changing.
    • humanrebar 9y ago
      The post isn't trite in context since he was responsible for educating his particular audience. Complaining about generic kids these days is venting. Setting up ground rules for discussion to advance education is part of his job. And, besides, his instruction is basically a critique of all the things (media, primary schools, undergraduate schools, parents, etc.) that should have been teaching those lessons but weren't. So he had to teach them not to "kids these days" but to people who were intelligent and educated enough to make it into law school. Besides, part of his point was that dismissing old thoughts because they are old is bad reasoning. To dismiss his thoughts likewise because they're not new (I think they're a new spin on things, but YMMV) does ourselves a disservice.