This generation sucks…
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osaji922 — 10 years ago(May 31, 2015 10:29 AM)
The generation that was depicted in this movie was the birth of the tv generation. People thought that kids would just sit in front of the tv all day and watch it. Yet, this movie proves otherwise. Yes, there's smart phones and internet and video games and all that stuff but trust me, as a millenial there was always time for adventure and going to places never traveled before.
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euro4569 — 10 years ago(June 12, 2015 04:18 AM)
I think the OP is on to something. I mean, one of the boys was on track to take college prep coursesin Junior High School (AKA Middle School). That goes to show you that education in those days wasn't dumbed down and provided options for people to get ahead, unlike today's dumbed down curriculum. In 1989-91, NO ONE at my Junior High took college prep courses.
Also, there is a lot of evidence to suggest that the more advanced we are in technology, the dumbed we get. Studies show that if you take the time to write something down or look it up in books, you remember it longer as opposed to just whipping out your APP and looking it up.
Text language and writing is commonly used in writing by teens today and teachers are encouraged to not mark it wrong because it is politically incorrect, as it makes the kids feel dumb.
I totally agree with the OP. The more advanced we become, the more of a slave we are to technology. We can't think as much or use our imaginations. And, like the OP, I own a simple mobile phone and that is it. I don't have the latest phone or pad and don't want one. I don't feel the need to ring my friends every time I do something (or text them). I also don't have a Facebook account. -
osaji922 — 10 years ago(June 13, 2015 12:49 AM)
I'm with you on the latest phone thing. I just can't wrap my brain around that and that's my generation. As far as the facebook account goes, I feel like there are people like me that have one and hardly even use it or if we do use it, it's for things like checking up the latest news or nfl.com notifications. I don't even use the thing to talk with anybody. It's just not my style.
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CoraCoraCora — 10 years ago(July 26, 2015 03:39 PM)
If you are going to rant about today's generation, at least get it right. Millennials are in their 20's and 30's now, didn't grow up with smart phones and probably did go outside to play. Today's 12-year-olds would be Generation Z.
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sonofbeach-sheet — 10 years ago(July 30, 2015 02:25 AM)
Let's take it back further. These boys were Baby Boomers. And the oldest ones born 1946-1947. AND in a small town! In the liberal Pacific Northwest, but still a small town. They were poor, by the standards of 1950's suburbanites.
Look at what they lived in. Gordie lived in a wood frame house with no air conditioning (few people had it before then), Chris was from a family with a bad reputation, as was Teddy. And Vern was just a silly, fat goofball.
Those boys were TOUGH! Even the kindly, intelligent, and humble Gordie who pulled a gun on a real a'hole bully.
And for the past 10 years or so, can you imagine four 12 year old boys going missing for a day or two? There would be news reports and search parties all over the place! Kids that age in this day and age can't even be out of an adults sight without someone getting scared! Even with IPhones people would panic!
About the college placement courses, yes, that was a little early to worry about that. But about Teddy and Vern. They graduated high school in the mid-1960's. That means in today's world, they can read, spell, and punctuate properly, unlike most 20-somethings on down!
When I saw this in theaters in 1986, it was a nice piece of nostalgia, since many of us had parents that were around that age then. Now it's pretty corny and outdated for the Red Bull generation.
As for the cast, I only faintly knew about Corey Feldman from Gremlins and Still the Beaver and knew well about Richard Dreyfuss and John Cusack, whose roles were cameos. The rest of the cast, absolutely nothing. This movie made Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Jerry O'Connell, and Kiefer Sutherland stars! -
MiltonWaddams — 10 years ago(July 30, 2015 08:43 AM)
Great post. I think that fear has taken over the new generation, and in a way has taken over most of us in general. We're all just waiting for that next phone update telling us that something bad has happened. Simpler times before all this stuff.
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residentevil6901 — 9 years ago(July 29, 2016 04:00 PM)
I agree, I've talked to so many Millennials who are just complete idiots. The smart phone has made everyone dumb. It's not just the Millennials, so many other people seem much dumber these days. Common sense doesn't seem to be around anymore. But I do agree that Millennials are a worthless generation.
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OmegaWolf747 — 9 years ago(August 02, 2016 03:46 PM)
While I do agree that Millennials are much too soft and coddled, I doubt we would love technology any less had we had access to it when we were growing up.
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lmh-10 — 9 years ago(August 25, 2016 08:31 AM)
They also wouldn't have the stamina to make the 20+ mile trek to the site of the body, without twelve Red Bulls, and half-a-dozen Starbuck's drinks. Seriously, f@ck millennials - F@cking worthless generation that can't sit still for five minutes.
To be fair, after twelve Red Bulls and half a dozen Starbuck's I don't think I could sit still either. -
Tealeaf400 — 9 years ago(September 07, 2016 11:48 PM)
Born in late summer 1989 I'm a Millennial and I hate this generation as well. I grew up watching the last bits of freedom and and a plain experience of youth fade. I played outside as a single digit. We did stupid reckless things. But there was also a limit on that when living in the city.
NES was just a novel thing to play with on the side. Still had to smack the tube TV and the console to get them to work. Then N64 and Goldeneye became the thing. Our first PC came in '97 I believe, running Windows 95. No internet. Still played and did plenty of stuff outside.
The N64 carried us to Xbox and Halo. Still did plenty of other stuff. Then my friend got involved in PC gaming and would actually have to leave to go play in 'clan' matches which pissed me off and even in the mind of a 12 year old I asked him why he was leaving a real person to go play with a bunch of online people he'd never meet and wouldn't matter.
Then cell phones appeared but oddly only my mom had one for a while. Then highschool hits and iPods are the new craze from day one. Some kids had cell phones. By grade 12 95% of kids had one or a Blackberry. Friends are now basically unreachable except via text (actual phone calls are usually avoided with phones) Then iPhone launches.
I try to stay 5 or so years behind things after the cell phone. Didn't get one until grade 12 when you'd actually be looked over because people just didn't know how to contact each other but by cell phone. Didn't get a Blackberry until 2012 (I'm partial since I'm a KW native, the W being Waterloo)
I despise Starbucks and Apple. I hate car culture (baby boomers are guilty are starting that one though). I still remain active and it isn't an ordeal.
The smartphone and social media have destroyed any mystery in people; mainly because it displays how lame and boring people are. I don't care if you are 'traveling' or having god damn kid. It's nothing no one has ever done before.
Try actually sailing in a 12 metre boat on the North Atlantic for three weeks with a guy bent on getting himself killed and not post a single thing except this to the internet or something.
Generation Z is a total right off. They are how our race will significantly fall (which is a good thing overall) as a technology malfunction en mass will leave them.rubbing two iPhone together trying to make this thing called fire. -
Naphthous — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 11:26 AM)
I wonder if they'll grow up to post worthless rants assailing younger generations, as you have done here.
Maybe it would be a better use of your time to go throw some pebbles into an old coffee can. Your weepy circle-jerk with the other embittered, cane-shaking old luddites here is uninspiring and pitiful. Is this the adventuresomeness of your generation which you all hold so dear? I'm not impressed.
By the way, which generation gave us smart phones, Red Bull, and Starbucks? Hmm
This smug self-satisfaction is one of the forces that trashed our culture, and that happened before millennials even had a chance.