tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post1637034952272968878..comments2024-03-08T14:23:31.503-05:00Comments on A Puff of Absurdity: The Plight of the Millennials Marie Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13872774009526266579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post-73276574656222450932017-08-10T20:30:14.153-04:002017-08-10T20:30:14.153-04:00It's interesting to me that I've had class...It's interesting to me that I've had classes comment that they're not less social, they're just <i>differently</i> social, which could be true, except I'm not sure they know what they're missing. They haven't experienced both in order to be able to objectively say that nothing's been lost. But nor have I. On the brighter side, these things tend to sort themselves out one way or another. They're not all going to try to hold a job while on their phones all day. Something's got to give, and people will find their way through this. It would be nice if it were sooner rather than later, though. Marie Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872774009526266579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post-49481639929023691812017-08-10T19:43:54.564-04:002017-08-10T19:43:54.564-04:00That was certainly, if not shocking, then dispirit...<br />That was certainly, if not shocking, then dispiriting, Marie. It's hard for someone of my vintage to recognize the educational insurgency you describe. I have a great deal of empathy for today's young people given the cards that we're dealing them out of a deck conveniently stacked in our favour, not theirs. I remember the first time I saw a toddler in a stroller holding a tablet. It was a true WTF moment. I've seen that sort of thing a number of times involving kids in car seats. <br /><br />I expect that the greater the generational gap the more likely we are to see the other as alien. There's simply less commonality of interest and values. What you've described strikes me as self-sabotage. What possible remedy can there be for that? We can't confiscate their devices or establish some quota of hours for non-electronic communication and basic, human interaction. I fear these kids are going to be in a hell of a mess with what's coming down the pike their way in the decades ahead. Perhaps some awareness of that predicament fuels their suicidal ideation.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com