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Originally Posted by splatbass
Every generation thinks their generation is better than the ones that came after. I grew up in the 60s-70s, and my parents thought ours was useless. Nothing to see here, move along.
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Well, I don't think my generation is superior as far as morals or accomplishments or something like that.
And any given period has its pros and cons, for sure.
But the digital age has fundamentally changed society.
As a general rule, kids are micromanaged and supervised to an extent that just didn't previously happen.
A combination of fear of crime, perhaps. And the ability of technology, especially smart phones to allow it.
Although this has been a long term trend.
[One of my cousins got on a genealogy kick. One of my great whatevers grandparents at the age of 17 and 16 were running a Kansan farm ****ing miles from nowhere, fresh from NYC, fresh off Ellis Island, no family nearby...]
I don't think I would be very happy growing up in the current micromanagement. Although if that was all I knew, maybe it wouldn't be so bad.
Technology has its up side. But if I could do my childhood over again, I sure wouldn't choose the present time.