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The WSJ op-eds seems to be full of articles like this lately. Writers like this forget that these patterns repeat themselves. Grammophones, swing, big band mus

The WSJ op-eds seems to be full of articles like this lately. Writers like this forget that these patterns repeat themselves. Grammophones, swing, big band music, rock and roll, TV, rap music, and now iPhones. Who's next in line to suck up all the potential of our youth?

xsmasher 17y ago
Plato: Then, as I was saying, our youth should be trained from the first in a stricter system, for if amusements become lawless, and the youths themselves become lawless, they can never grow up into well-conducted and virtuous citizens [...] I mean such things as these:--when the young are to be silent before their elders; how they are to show respect to them by standing and making them sit; what honour is due to parents; what garments or shoes are to be worn; the mode of dressing the hair; deportment and manners in general. You would agree with me?
c-m 17y ago
The adult generations have complained of the lack of virtue in their 1-2 successor generations probably for the past few millennia (in European history, going back at least to ancient Greek/Roman times) - enough written evidence has survived the times. What is qualitatively different from the "usual" stereotypes with this complaint here is the alleged deficits in face-to-face communication. But I agree with the caveat of lacking evidence. OTOH, among (supposed?) adults, with the widespread use of email and "digital media" I have been observing an apparent decline in the quality of written work and correspondence (and I'm not (just) talking about rudeness and lack of etiquette in email), and also a lack of attention to refinement in oral communication, at least in business. But maybe this is just an instance of the stereotyped perception of a general decline in standards of excellence (and aspiration).

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The WSJ op-eds seems to be full of articles like this lately. Writers like this forget that these patterns repeat themselves. Grammophones, swing, big band mus

by andymism 17y ago

xsmasher 17y ago
Plato: Then, as I was saying, our youth should be trained from the first in a stricter system, for if amusements become lawless, and the youths themselves become lawless, they can never grow up into well-conducted and virtuous citizens [...] I mean such things as these:--when the young are to be silent before their elders; how they are to show respect to them by standing and making them sit; what honour is due to parents; what garments or shoes are to be worn; the mode of dressing the hair; deportment and manners in general. You would agree with me?
c-m 17y ago
The adult generations have complained of the lack of virtue in their 1-2 successor generations probably for the past few millennia (in European history, going back at least to ancient Greek/Roman times) - enough written evidence has survived the times. What is qualitatively different from the "usual" stereotypes with this complaint here is the alleged deficits in face-to-face communication. But I agree with the caveat of lacking evidence. OTOH, among (supposed?) adults, with the widespread use of email and "digital media" I have been observing an apparent decline in the quality of written work and correspondence (and I'm not (just) talking about rudeness and lack of etiquette in email), and also a lack of attention to refinement in oral communication, at least in business. But maybe this is just an instance of the stereotyped perception of a general decline in standards of excellence (and aspiration).