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>And I bet someone can point me at writings by those exact Romans where they complain about the youths not being up to par with Plato. Well, you asked for it.
by jaclaz 7y ago
>And I bet someone can point me at writings by those exact Romans where they complain about the youths not being up to par with Plato.
Well, you asked for it.
O tempora, o mores
has become a common use Latin phrase (Cicero, 63 or maybe 70 BC)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_tempora_o_mores https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_tempora_o_mores!
- mhd 7y agoThat's not specifically about the young not knowing their cultural references anymore, though. People complaining about their offspring in general is as old as time. Although, ironically, a surprising amount of quotes about that aren't sourced properly or dubious in general.