The Can't Do Generation

[bcoop]

Im not sure that it's a location thing, I get to see a slew of them roll through the sales department at work, and there are some that are driven and have a desire to be good and want to be something, and then others dont seem to give a shit, and dont want to work at all. That said, it doesnt seem to make a huge difference on age, I've seen the same with any age group.

A lot of that comes down to how they were raised. My brother's kids have no drive, are helpless, bitch about everything, and are extremely lazy. My brother is one of the most driven people I know though. It's a direct result of coddling and poor parenting imo.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Wonder if your particular instance might be location based? Twenty/thirty-somethings in the tundra are some of the most helpless, entitled snots I've ever been around....

Im not sure that it's a location thing, I get to see a slew of them roll through the sales department at work, and there are some that are driven and have a desire to be good and want to be something, and then others dont seem to give a shit, and dont want to work at all. That said, it doesnt seem to make a huge difference on age, I've seen the same with any age group.

[fitzwell]

Hahah, no worries man, it's good sport.

I work with a room full of 20-somethings, and while there's occasionally a dud, most are very resourceful and driven.

Wonder if your particular instance might be location based? Twenty/thirty-somethings in the tundra are some of the most helpless, entitled snots I've ever been around....

[46Tbird]

I had a two-hour conversation with Stacy's grandmother yesterday that was pretty eye opening. She was born in 1918 and well remembers growing up on a farm in the depression era. It was fascinating to hear how people lived then, how they traveled, what they wore, what they ate, how they prepared meals, how they slaughtered animals, etc. I consider myself to be a somewhat crafty guy but a lot of the things they did were smart, efficient, and downright ingenious. It also made me think that "kids these days" - meaning, everyone reading this - really are a bunch of useluss pussies compared to earlier generations. Obviously a lot of us are smart and successful, but not one of us has had to endure a life like that. For the record, I think the next generation will be fine.

[Frank]

"I'm gonna fuck you so hard tonight you'll be wrinkle free."

nearly spewed coffee. ROFL

[bcoop]

Obviously biased, and I usually dismiss anything involving "prepping", but I do believe he makes some good points. Perhaps it is parents failing to teach their kids. Perhaps it is the technology era, and life skills have changed. Perhaps the economy has been good enough that we haven't had to be as resourceful and thrifty as our parents/grandparents. But I see where he is coming from and agree to an extent.

Even funnier if you think they're sexting each other...

"I'm gonna fuck you so hard tonight you'll be wrinkle free."

[71chevellejohn]

It is funny, however, to see old people texting!

Even funnier if you think they're sexting each other...

[racrguy]

Prepping is a legitimate thing and used as a valid stance? Really? aight then...

[BLAKE]

Hahah, no worries man, it's good sport.

I work with a room full of 20-somethings, and while there's occasionally a dud, most are very resourceful and driven.

[slow99]

Slow down, this is a neighborhood.

[yellowstang]

It is funny, however, to see old people texting!

[Frank]

Frank in with more good-old-days syndrome. I love ya man, but you sure do love to cry about the "kids these days".

Yeah, I know man. As soon as I posted I thought to myself "Blake is going to say I got the "old man syndrome" again. LOL. I appreciate you and a few others on here though.

Hard to shake I guess. I need more friends to get out and hang out with out here.

[Ruffdaddy]

This article can be written about any generation to the beginning of time...

I've also had to teach many people much older than me how to do repair work, build stuff and overall handyman tasks.

The older we get the better we were kinda shit right here.

We are at a time when most everyone is texting, talking, Twittering and Facebooking constantly with little relevant knowledge about the real world around them.

There is an endless list of skills that are on the verge of being lost to the younger generations that are of direct importance to any prepper making the best of what is on hand or can be found and obtained, particularly in a crisis.

First sentence is idiotic generalized tripe. Could this guy possibly fit the stereotype of "Those damn kids and their rock'n'roll music, the world is going to hell, and they're all taking the pot, too!!11" Second sentence isn't much better.

The writer talks about how all this tech is lost on everyone, but then turns around and shows several ways that it isn't. Nothing funnier than watching the older generations bitch about the new one because the older generation doesn't understand the way the world is changing. It hasn't ended yet, and we've been here tens of thousands of years. I'm sure it will happen any day though, everyone will just curl up into a ball and die in their living room because their iPad crapped out on them. lolz