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I would disagree that today’s youth are suffering because ‘reality sucks’. If anything the youth of today have it better than ever before. In 1950 [at least in

I would disagree that today’s youth are suffering because ‘reality sucks’. If anything the youth of today have it better than ever before. In 1950 [at least in the USA] a youth would not have had access to reliable information on possible career choices and outcomes apart from maybe a school counselor, now that information is available instantly on the internet. Likewise reality would have really sucked had the youth had the youth been female or LGBT, as reliable contraception and abortion were not available. Likewise suicide and crises services were not as available. Now we have things like the it gets better project, texting to social hotlines. This has vastly improved the options available to the youth of today for psychological support. Of course reality will still suck for some, but it is vastly better than 50-70 years ago.

lainga 7y ago
There is more to life than contraception and psychological counselling. A chance at a steady job, the ability to save money, the opportunity to start a family, the prospect of retiring with a Social Security check, and confidence in the ecological future of the planet come to mind.
- parasubvert 7y ago
  Meanwhile new CS grads are regularly getting $170k+ annual pay packages at large tech companies. There’s a disparity of experience out there.
badpun 7y ago
> I would disagree that today’s youth are suffering because ‘reality sucks’. I would agree to the degree that reality has always sucked. Life in general is hard and can be pretty miserable. It's up to an individual to build up resilience and mindset that will allow them to survive and even thrive in spite of this. Of course, having smart parents and other early influencers helps immensely.
badpun 7y ago
> I would disagree that today’s youth are suffering because ‘reality sucks’. I would agree to the degree that reality has always sucked. Life is hard and can be pretty miserable. It's up to an individual to build up resilience and mindset that will allow them to survive and even thrive in spite of this. Of course, having smart parents and other early influencers helps immensely. Otherwise, it's easy to fall prey to drugs and other deviations.
C1sc0cat 7y ago
if you want an autobiographic a take read Rocket Boys: by Homer Hickam. These days those kids would probably have gone to uni but in 1950's company towns they where destined for the mine or blue collar jobs Homer got drafted and went to Vietnam only later joing NASSA
refurb 7y ago
Human’s have a few characteristics that make them prone to seeing things in a distorted way. The first is thinking they live in unique times - “it’s never been like this before”, when in fact every generation has existential threats. The second is perspective and looking at the past with rose colored glasses. No, the 1970’s were actually a really depressing time to be living in the US and yes, the boomers had to live through it.
- dirktheman 7y ago
  A crippling financial crisis, an unpopular war and a crook for president...
  - refurb 7y ago
    You're talking about the 70's right?

lainga 7y ago

There is more to life than contraception and psychological counselling. A chance at a steady job, the ability to save money, the opportunity to start a family, the prospect of retiring with a Social Security check, and confidence in the ecological future of the planet come to mind.

parasubvert 7y ago
Meanwhile new CS grads are regularly getting $170k+ annual pay packages at large tech companies. There’s a disparity of experience out there.

badpun 7y ago

> I would disagree that today’s youth are suffering because ‘reality sucks’. I would agree to the degree that reality has always sucked. Life in general is hard and can be pretty miserable. It's up to an individual to build up resilience and mindset that will allow them to survive and even thrive in spite of this. Of course, having smart parents and other early influencers helps immensely.

badpun 7y ago

> I would disagree that today’s youth are suffering because ‘reality sucks’. I would agree to the degree that reality has always sucked. Life is hard and can be pretty miserable. It's up to an individual to build up resilience and mindset that will allow them to survive and even thrive in spite of this. Of course, having smart parents and other early influencers helps immensely. Otherwise, it's easy to fall prey to drugs and other deviations.

C1sc0cat 7y ago

if you want an autobiographic a take read Rocket Boys: by Homer Hickam. These days those kids would probably have gone to uni but in 1950's company towns they where destined for the mine or blue collar jobs Homer got drafted and went to Vietnam only later joing NASSA

refurb 7y ago

Human’s have a few characteristics that make them prone to seeing things in a distorted way. The first is thinking they live in unique times - “it’s never been like this before”, when in fact every generation has existential threats. The second is perspective and looking at the past with rose colored glasses. No, the 1970’s were actually a really depressing time to be living in the US and yes, the boomers had to live through it.

dirktheman 7y ago
A crippling financial crisis, an unpopular war and a crook for president...
- refurb 7y ago
  You're talking about the 70's right?