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oh, gimmie a break. I survied communism, a revolution, in 91,another one in 97 *where I participated throwing stones at corrupt police, then rationed food, s
by ardit33 19y ago
oh, gimmie a break. I survied communism, a revolution, in 91,another one in 97 *where I participated throwing stones at corrupt police, then rationed food, staying in line for bread, playing with guns, Ak-47 granades (I was only 16), coming to the US finishing high school, and getting a full academic scholarship, actually finding a job in 2003 in the middle of the bust, that was willing to sponsor me for an H-1B, working my ass off, and eventually moving to SF.
I think difficulties shape a person, hopefully for the good. At max, you will get a bunch of emmo guys, trying to be vegetarians and anti-comformist, mainly b/c they have nothing else to do in suburbia.
little stress in kids is good, so they don't become to complacient, and take everything for granted. A country filled with silver spoon fed kids, has no bright future.
- shawndrost 19y agoI think this article and your comment can coexist under this thesis: the things kids are worrying about are increasingly more bogus. My personal opinion is that bogus problems have a powerful negative effect on people. You've lived the life of a street dog and grown up lean and strong, while these kids are living the yappy dog life and growing up neurotic. (I intend that as a compliment to you.) They're optomizing for nonexistent variables. The article touches on this idea: "Researchers found that pupils in schools which tackled the problems they worried about, such as those with eco-clubs and recycling schemes to teach children about environmental problems, were happier."