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Gee I wonder what teenagers saw during the black plague or conquest of the Mongols? The problem kids face today isn't problems, those have always existed. The
by mythrwy 4y ago
Gee I wonder what teenagers saw during the black plague or conquest of the Mongols?
The problem kids face today isn't problems, those have always existed.
The problem today is non problems or problems that don't relate to the person in any way or hypothetical problems that are pumped to cause hysteria for political or economic gains get way too much attention. Which describes most of what you list.
People have survived and overcome massive problems in our historic past, but these bullshit "problems" have themselves become a problem and media, social and otherwise is a good part of the cause.
- dmamills 4y agoDownplaying the problems of the youth today because six hundred years ago kids had to deal with a plague, is a new one for me. "You think you've got it rough? Well six hundred years ago there was a conquest of the Mongols. I bet you feel pretty stupid about your suicidal ideation now!" This one-upmanship about the problems people face is toxic, and frankly boomer logic.
- mythrwy 4y ago"Toxic" and "Boomer Logic" are lazy mind numbing cliches and no one is one-upsmanshiping anything. Problems have always existed. What is different now? A couple of things (in my opinion). 1) Entities, through media, are blowing up minor or hypothetical or non problems into existential crisis hammered 24-7 for political or financial gain. Happening on all sides of the political spectrum. 2) Kids aren't growing up learning a rational assessment and approach towards problems as much as was the case in the past. We "solve" too many small problems for children leaving them feeling powerless to solve the bigger problems later in life.