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It's not the environment. It's people's behavior. I hate to pull the old card, but lots of boring social qualities are ever so hard to find today: punctuality,

It's not the environment. It's people's behavior. I hate to pull the old card, but lots of boring social qualities are ever so hard to find today: punctuality, thoroughness, courtesy, and in general just "giving a damn." Anyone who lived before about 1980 will know what I'm talking about. The problem is so pervasive that it isn't even noticeable. And now grown adults with high school level mentality and professional development having children who are also adults and were, of course, raised with the same bad ideas. Have you never heard the complaint that there's no service anymore? No loyalty anymore? And no good communication anymore? It's something old people say and it's true.

halfnormalform 5y ago
It wasn't possible to contact people in real time after they left their home. We had to be punctual or else it would be a big deal.
- mimixco 5y ago
  It's still a big deal and the selfish and rude idea that it wouldn't be costs businesses a lot of money and it makes relationships a lot less pleasant. People aren't rude about time (other people's time) because we have cellphones. It started before that. But they did make it worse!
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staticman2 5y ago
The article presents the 75 year old Donald Trump as the iconic "petulant child". The majority of senior citizens voted for him. Unless you are older than 75 it hard to take seriously the implication that your generation was in any way superior.
- mimixco 5y ago
  This article seems to be really tough to grasp because that's the opposite of what it says and several people seem to have taken that meaning. The premise of the author is that today's grownups are terrible (adolescent behavior and attitudes) because of the changes brought about by high school becoming a thing. He's complaining about my generation, not saying it's better. The "better" (behaved) people are over 75 or dead.
ikr678 5y ago
Loyalty is no longer rewarded, so there is no incentive toward loyal behavior (at least in the workplace). Same for other professional services - businesses regularly offer discounts to new customers but not existing ones. Why should I stick with my bank, insurers or credit card when there are more advantages to churning?
- hinkley 5y ago
  If you lived through the 80’s you should know that not only is loyalty not rewarded, but the breakup was quite traumatic.

halfnormalform 5y ago

It wasn't possible to contact people in real time after they left their home. We had to be punctual or else it would be a big deal.

mimixco 5y ago
It's still a big deal and the selfish and rude idea that it wouldn't be costs businesses a lot of money and it makes relationships a lot less pleasant. People aren't rude about time (other people's time) because we have cellphones. It started before that. But they did make it worse!
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staticman2 5y ago

The article presents the 75 year old Donald Trump as the iconic "petulant child". The majority of senior citizens voted for him. Unless you are older than 75 it hard to take seriously the implication that your generation was in any way superior.

mimixco 5y ago
This article seems to be really tough to grasp because that's the opposite of what it says and several people seem to have taken that meaning. The premise of the author is that today's grownups are terrible (adolescent behavior and attitudes) because of the changes brought about by high school becoming a thing. He's complaining about my generation, not saying it's better. The "better" (behaved) people are over 75 or dead.

ikr678 5y ago

Loyalty is no longer rewarded, so there is no incentive toward loyal behavior (at least in the workplace). Same for other professional services - businesses regularly offer discounts to new customers but not existing ones. Why should I stick with my bank, insurers or credit card when there are more advantages to churning?

hinkley 5y ago
If you lived through the 80’s you should know that not only is loyalty not rewarded, but the breakup was quite traumatic.