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The Youth of Today Are Idiots
I was dared to tip a cow in high school and because of peer pressure I jumped an electric fence, squared up like a linebacker and plowed into a slumbering beast, sending it sprawling to the ground. It was dumb and I could have not only hurt myself but the cow, which would have hurt some farmer’s livelihood.
As we get older and wiser we look back on those days and laugh but the memories are strewn with a little regret and a lot of embarrassment. We didn’t think it was wrong back then but know better now. At least we survived. We didn’t die or become permanently maimed which is more than many of today’s youth can brag. Nowadays teens take risks I wouldn’t dream of. It’s always the older generation’s right to criticize the youth as foolhardy but it seems this shit is truly getting ridiculous. The knockout game, Skywalking, and Bro Pranks are straight up idiotic.
Pushing the bounds of risk is something we do in our youth because we feel indestructible and don’t give a shit about the outcome. It angers our parents (which is part of the thrill sometimes), but the older I get the stupider these risks seem and I seriously wonder how dumb the kids today really are. The knockout game has no outcome but pain and suffering. Skywalking creates beautiful photos, but at incredible risk. One false step and you’re dead…for a picture. And Bro Pranks is about as stupid as stupid gets. These kids walk straight up to someone who can (and will) enact great violence on their ass and intentionally piss them off until they get beaten up.
What’s the need here? Sure we all do risky things but these games have a much higher chance of resulting in death than anything we ever did. Is it really worth risking life and limb for a thrill or is the overall IQ of today’s youth 40-50 points lower than previous generations? Maybe the technology is to blame. We didn’t have smart phones and cameras to record our stupidity, but young people today use them religiously. Is the ability to record everything and anything causing more pressure on kids to do something brazen or be called a chicken on youtube? Do today’s devices make the situation worse because kids want to be seen more than we ever did?
I believe in individual responsibility so if a kid decides to do something stupid and it takes his life then that’s his own fault. He knew the risks, took the chance, and failed. At least there will be one less idiot to talk my kids into doing it.
As we get older and wiser we look back on those days and laugh but the memories are strewn with a little regret and a lot of embarrassment. We didn’t think it was wrong back then but know better now. At least we survived. We didn’t die or become permanently maimed which is more than many of today’s youth can brag. Nowadays teens take risks I wouldn’t dream of. It’s always the older generation’s right to criticize the youth as foolhardy but it seems this shit is truly getting ridiculous. The knockout game, Skywalking, and Bro Pranks are straight up idiotic.
Pushing the bounds of risk is something we do in our youth because we feel indestructible and don’t give a shit about the outcome. It angers our parents (which is part of the thrill sometimes), but the older I get the stupider these risks seem and I seriously wonder how dumb the kids today really are. The knockout game has no outcome but pain and suffering. Skywalking creates beautiful photos, but at incredible risk. One false step and you’re dead…for a picture. And Bro Pranks is about as stupid as stupid gets. These kids walk straight up to someone who can (and will) enact great violence on their ass and intentionally piss them off until they get beaten up.
What’s the need here? Sure we all do risky things but these games have a much higher chance of resulting in death than anything we ever did. Is it really worth risking life and limb for a thrill or is the overall IQ of today’s youth 40-50 points lower than previous generations? Maybe the technology is to blame. We didn’t have smart phones and cameras to record our stupidity, but young people today use them religiously. Is the ability to record everything and anything causing more pressure on kids to do something brazen or be called a chicken on youtube? Do today’s devices make the situation worse because kids want to be seen more than we ever did?
I believe in individual responsibility so if a kid decides to do something stupid and it takes his life then that’s his own fault. He knew the risks, took the chance, and failed. At least there will be one less idiot to talk my kids into doing it.
