Say what you will about the younger generation. ‘Cause you will. Every older generation always has.
Since we wandered out of the caves and started constructing homes for ourselves that our kids took for granted, each generation has sworn that this newer one is far more spoiled and rotten than the one preceding. And then the li’l bastards grow up, get jobs, learn how to behave, and dump all their invective onto their kids in the same fashion their parents did them.
Gen Xers now say that these darn Millennials are lazy and spoiled and want everything given to them. Forgetting that before we were GenX, our generation was nicknamed “The Slacker Generation”. I rarely talk to anyone who recalls that any more. (I was born in the first year of the GenX, so I remember farther back than some. That’s what I blame it on.)
So, Kelly’s intern. Yes, he’s lazy. Yes, he’s inexperienced. Yes, he’s going to ingest illegal smoke in the back of the truck tonight. Yes, he’s … not the future of his generation. But someone in his generation IS going to learn to think and plan and work… And those young people are our future! Intern kid is just like that cousin of yours who didn’t quite ever get the hang of reality, but by golly, he might pay taxes or raise kids someday, so cut him the same slack you got.
Intern kid for the win! Just don’t let him drive…
Also, while we may have delivered the young generation a world with more gadgets and technological shortcuts than ever, the political, economical and ecological situation we’re dumping them into makes it a bit hard to claim that we have exactly spoilt them.
When I worked for the travelling carnival, I slept in the bunk house behind the ring toss game. Just two people. Wasn’t great. Old guy on the bottom bunk farted constantly. Hot air rises.
you aren’t accusing someone else of your doing…right? LOL
It wasn’t me! I promise ya that, Karma!
Was he asking for AM or PM nine o’clock?
I’m kinda surprised Durnell, Clem and Ziggy didn’t caravan with the “Because It’s There” grip truck. I guess they are extra eager to see any Jello-wrestling rehearsals.
Socrates was credited with lamenting the standardization of the Greek Alphabet, because the kids would spend all day reading instead of working.
According to Wikipedia:
“Generation X (which includes myself) is known as the ‘Latchkey Generation’, because which stems from their returning as children from school to an empty home and needing to use a key to let themselves in. This was a result of what is now called free-range parenting, plus increasing divorce rates, and increased maternal participation in the workforce prior to widespread availability of childcare options outside the home.”
Nevertheless, your speech today is one of the best I have ever read, because there is so much truth to it. Keep doing what you’re doing, because you’re doing great!
I am a Boomer…you young ones carry on. I’ll be over here watching….and winning 60s Trivia contests….if I can remember where I put my keys….
“strangely” enough, that guys remembers me another character from here. hehe
For a week in November 2006 I slept under a 40-foot flatbed trailer in Western Iraq.
A box truck would have been considered a luxury resort to all of us.
So glad Hubris is back online. Got worried there for a bit.
Greg, if you’re still alive, let us know.
Yow. It’s been a while, hasn’t it?
I’m alive! I’ve never been so swamped with work, which is good- except for getting Hubris updated regularly.
Soon!
As long as you’re alive and apparently profitable, I can wait. 🙂 I admit I was a bit worried as well, I’m already upset about a friend that dropped off the web a month ago and nobody knows why. But with his age and health, we’re all worried… wish there was a way to set up a ‘Live-Man Switch’ for such situations! 🙂
You’re alive! Thank the Q Continuum!
Work is good.
we all understand priorities, just want you to know we miss you and your gang 🙂
Just decided to write you and ask, except that Eddie suddenly found himself in the dark!n so I figured that you were around at least a few weeks ago. I really need to get back on patreon
We were about to see if you made it out of the lake!
Happy Easter, all.
Happy Easter to you too.