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We can argue whether artificial aging an instrument is a bad thing or not. But I hope we can all agree that such kind of passion and drive in a young person is

We can argue whether artificial aging an instrument is a bad thing or not. But I hope we can all agree that such kind of passion and drive in a young person is a very nice thing to see. Especially now when many kids are only interested in quick tik tok style of entertainment and rarely show an urge to do something hard on their own. Or I'm just looking with middle aged eyes and it was always a rare thing for a kid to be really passionate about something.

stavros 3y ago
Yeah, it always was. The "kids these days, with their" part of the complaint has always been the same, it's only the next words that have changed through the ages. Remembering my childhood peer group, I definitely don't remember many kids exhibiting this kind of passion for anything.
gwervc 3y ago
> Or I'm just looking with middle aged eyes and it was always a rare thing for a kid to be really passionate about something. I'd say that most of the time passion is killed in the egg by parents without them noticing by the lack of support (buying a book, materials), interest or attention ("I don't have time to look at what you made") or just plain shunning. Outside big cities, pre-internet time, lack of available knowledge or place to get it can also be a big problem. School also play a role, even if just by robbing kids of most of their free time. The corporate-like schedule which is incompatible with reading a book from cover to cover in one go is why I didn't read much fiction at the time.
- bluefirebrand 3y ago
  > The corporate-like schedule which is incompatible with reading a book from cover to cover in one go is why I didn't read much fiction at the time I read books like crazy when I was younger, I loved to read School did everything it possibly could to make sure I stopped enjoying it though, and sure enough by the time my Grade 12 literature class was done with me it had finally bludgeoned out the last enjoyment of reading I had It took me a long time to realize that a lot of book studies, film studies, really any media studies, is just snobbery and not worth a damn. It's better to just enjoy what you enjoy
wodenokoto 3y ago
You sound just like 90’s parents. “Why do kids today have such short attention span?”
- bondarchuk 3y ago
  In the 90s kids had short attention spans, nowadays even shorter. I don't see the problem with stating these things.
Xeyz0r 3y ago
artificial aging an instrument is a personal perception thing

stavros 3y ago

Yeah, it always was. The "kids these days, with their" part of the complaint has always been the same, it's only the next words that have changed through the ages. Remembering my childhood peer group, I definitely don't remember many kids exhibiting this kind of passion for anything.

gwervc 3y ago

> Or I'm just looking with middle aged eyes and it was always a rare thing for a kid to be really passionate about something. I'd say that most of the time passion is killed in the egg by parents without them noticing by the lack of support (buying a book, materials), interest or attention ("I don't have time to look at what you made") or just plain shunning. Outside big cities, pre-internet time, lack of available knowledge or place to get it can also be a big problem. School also play a role, even if just by robbing kids of most of their free time. The corporate-like schedule which is incompatible with reading a book from cover to cover in one go is why I didn't read much fiction at the time.

bluefirebrand 3y ago
> The corporate-like schedule which is incompatible with reading a book from cover to cover in one go is why I didn't read much fiction at the time I read books like crazy when I was younger, I loved to read School did everything it possibly could to make sure I stopped enjoying it though, and sure enough by the time my Grade 12 literature class was done with me it had finally bludgeoned out the last enjoyment of reading I had It took me a long time to realize that a lot of book studies, film studies, really any media studies, is just snobbery and not worth a damn. It's better to just enjoy what you enjoy

wodenokoto 3y ago

You sound just like 90’s parents. “Why do kids today have such short attention span?”

bondarchuk 3y ago
In the 90s kids had short attention spans, nowadays even shorter. I don't see the problem with stating these things.

Xeyz0r 3y ago

artificial aging an instrument is a personal perception thing