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brento1138
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
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 Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:53 pm Post subject: My Degeneration |
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My friend, Shane, sends out a weekly newsletter of wisdom I want to share with you all.
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Talking �Bout My Degeneration
This generation has it good.
In fact, we have it damn good.
So good in fact, that most generations before us would consider us to be spoiled, or worse, lazy.
That�s us, Generation Laz-Y-Boy, sitting in front of our television and computer screens, watching shows about �reality�, and playing video games about cleaning �virtual� dishes, when there is a pile of dirty ones in are own kitchen sink.
Our parents struggle has made our lives easier, but for some reason we have squandered this gift away.
We have been raised on a, �You can be anything you want� philosophy, but someone forgot to mention that we have to work for it.
We all want high paying jobs, with two weeks vacation, right off the bat, but are unwilling to sacrifice a weekend, or even work late, for that matter.
We spend seven years in University taking bullshit courses that have no real world applications, and in the end have nothing to show for it, but that�s not our fault.
Those who are completely delusional go to art school under the assumption that art can be taught in a classroom, by a teacher, who is a failed artist in their own rights.
Which brings as to the first dilemma of our generation; we all refer to ourselves as artists.
Today, people call themselves whatever they want:
I�m a dancer, I�m a writer, I�m a singer, I�m a poet.
We have taken what was once classified as hobbies, and have changed them into labels to describe ourselves.
Generation-Y-Bother, won�t even spend the time it takes to earn a title, instead we just bestow it upon ourselves.
And the funny thing is; there is no concrete evidence to say that we have started any sort of artistic revolution.
Well, except for the one art form that our generation has perfected, and that is b-itching.
We have the world on a silver platter, but we still have the gull to b-itch about everything.
Music, movies, video games, television, books and the internet; we b-itch about the same shit that we create to entertain our lazy as-ses.
Can anyone else taste the irony of this whole situation?
We even have the audacity to b-itch about nonsensical things like: the proper way to use toilet paper, or boycotting seasons of the year.
However, the worst part of this whole b-itching fiasco is that we offer no solutions on how things can change.
We just complain, and leave it at that.
Is it any wonder that our government is filled with old people?
We don�t vote. We don�t care. We are completely indifferent to everything.
Our generations� catch phrase is: �Whatever� which, if we were smart, we would put on the ballot box as a voting option.
As far as communication goes, we don�t even have to open our mouths to talk, we just text it to each other.
In fact, the only time we do talk on the phone is while driving, or in public, to give the illusion that we are somehow important.
Apparently everyone has stuff to talk about on their cell phone these days, which is odd, considering that when people are in a social environment they have absolutely nothing to say to one other.
Peoples� conversations consist of only two things: talking about themselves or their friends, just as long as that story about their friend relates back to them in some way.
Everyone just waits for the other person to stop talking about themselves, so that they can cut in, and start talking about themselves.
There is absolutely no substance to any of our discussions.
In fact, we have killed the art of conversation, and here we are all fuckin� artists.
Man, this irony is getting bitter.
The next dilemma of our generation is our alcoholism.
We live to drink. It makes us funny, it makes us friendly and sometimes it helps us get laid.
Most legal aged people in our generation drink twice a weekend, and spend their work week in anticipation of getting obliterated, again.
Alcohol has become the pivotal point of our lives. All of our memories now revolve around some story about something that happened when we were really drunk, which is fuckin� pathetic.
We are the greatest generation.
Or at least we could be.
Unfortunately, the centre of our attention is ourselves.
Our generations� goal is to impress one another with how great we are, which, is a complete shame considering that, for the most part, we all respect one another, as well as each other�s belief systems.
We are a peaceful generation, and at times we really do shine.
But those times are far and few between.
Yes, we are smart. We are brilliant.
We have the ability to garner more education then any other generation in history, so why are we at the bottom?
Why are the baby boomers still holding our hands?
Why are they making the rules and the laws?
Why are we so afraid to grow up and take what�s rightfully ours?
Oh yeah, I forgot someone called us lazy, and by this generations standards, if someone labels us that, then that makes us lazy without us having to work towards gaining the title of being lazy, which automatically makes us even more lazier.
Man, I sure do want to spit out this irony. How about you?
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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"We have been raised on a, �You can be anything you want� philosophy, but someone forgot to mention that we have to work for it. "
No no. Don't you know? Mashimaro will tell you the secret is The Secret. Just wish upon a star... Get off your ass and work for something? Just visualize it! |
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mikowee
Joined: 03 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't really need anyone to tell me that. I know I'm a sack. |
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swetepete
Joined: 01 Nov 2006
Location: a limp little burg
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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Aw, c'mon, we're individuals. Some suck, some are cool. I don't intend to be defined by the other people born around the same time as me.
Grading people by generations is almost as empty as dividing them by nationality. Grandpa Simpson ain't no Lauren Baccal. Donald Rumsfeld is not Noam Chomsky. George W Bush and my mom are very different people. I am not Paris Hilton. And then, there's all the young people in the world who aren't 'westerners'...where do they fit in? Are they all Al-Qaeda, or living on a mountain of garbage in the Phillipines? Of course not.
%*$# generations...I'm gonna do my own thing. Go ahead and suck if you want. Plenty of our parents suck too. Doesn't mean I gotta hate all baby-boomers because I don't like Donald Trump. |
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Leyana
Joined: 19 Mar 2007
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By stating that the newsletter was a letter of "wisdom", your opening line was entirely misleading and made a promise it damn well couldn't keep.
I want that 30 seconds back. |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:23 am Post subject: Re: My Degeneration |
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| Why, after reading that, I'd SWEAR that it's 1992 all over again! I better get my Nirvana tapes back from my girlfriend! |
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Anyong Bluth
Joined: 22 Jun 2006
Location: Robbers' Roost
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: My Degeneration |
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| brento1138 wrote: |
| ...cleaning �virtual� dishes, when there is a pile of dirty ones in are own kitchen sink... |
Stopped reading here. Whatever wisdom the young man has to impart, he'll have to learn to distinguish between the first person plural possessive pronoun and the present tense indicative plural and second person singular tense of "be" before he gets to impart it to me.
Thanks for thinking of us, though. |
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shapeshifter
Joined: 29 Nov 2005
Location: Paris
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:30 am Post subject: Re: My Degeneration |
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| brento1138 wrote: |
My friend, Shane, sends out a weekly newsletter of wisdom I want to share with you all.
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Talking �Bout My Degeneration
This generation has it good.
In fact, we have it damn good.
So good in fact, that most generations before us would consider us to be spoiled, or worse, lazy.
That�s us, Generation Laz-Y-Boy, sitting in front of our television and computer screens, watching shows about �reality�, and playing video games about cleaning �virtual� dishes, when there is a pile of dirty ones in are own kitchen sink.
Our parents struggle has made our lives easier, but for some reason we have squandered this gift away.
We have been raised on a, �You can be anything you want� philosophy, but someone forgot to mention that we have to work for it.
We all want high paying jobs, with two weeks vacation, right off the bat, but are unwilling to sacrifice a weekend, or even work late, for that matter.
We spend seven years in University taking *beep* courses that have no real world applications, and in the end have nothing to show for it, but that�s not our fault.
Those who are completely delusional go to art school under the assumption that art can be taught in a classroom, by a teacher, who is a failed artist in their own rights.
Which brings as to the first dilemma of our generation; we all refer to ourselves as artists.
Today, people call themselves whatever they want:
I�m a dancer, I�m a writer, I�m a singer, I�m a poet.
We have taken what was once classified as hobbies, and have changed them into labels to describe ourselves.
Generation-Y-Bother, won�t even spend the time it takes to earn a title, instead we just bestow it upon ourselves.
And the funny thing is; there is no concrete evidence to say that we have started any sort of artistic revolution.
Well, except for the one art form that our generation has perfected, and that is b-itching.
We have the world on a silver platter, but we still have the gull to b-itch about everything.
Music, movies, video games, television, books and the internet; we b-itch about the same *beep* that we create to entertain our lazy as-ses.
Can anyone else taste the irony of this whole situation?
We even have the audacity to b-itch about nonsensical things like: the proper way to use toilet paper, or boycotting seasons of the year.
However, the worst part of this whole b-itching fiasco is that we offer no solutions on how things can change.
We just complain, and leave it at that.
Is it any wonder that our government is filled with old people?
We don�t vote. We don�t care. We are completely indifferent to everything.
Our generations� catch phrase is: �Whatever� which, if we were smart, we would put on the ballot box as a voting option.
As far as communication goes, we don�t even have to open our mouths to talk, we just text it to each other.
In fact, the only time we do talk on the phone is while driving, or in public, to give the illusion that we are somehow important.
Apparently everyone has stuff to talk about on their cell phone these days, which is odd, considering that when people are in a social environment they have absolutely nothing to say to one other.
Peoples� conversations consist of only two things: talking about themselves or their friends, just as long as that story about their friend relates back to them in some way.
Everyone just waits for the other person to stop talking about themselves, so that they can cut in, and start talking about themselves.
There is absolutely no substance to any of our discussions.
In fact, we have killed the art of conversation, and here we are all *beep*� artists.
Man, this irony is getting bitter.
The next dilemma of our generation is our alcoholism.
We live to drink. It makes us funny, it makes us friendly and sometimes it helps us get laid.
Most legal aged people in our generation drink twice a weekend, and spend their work week in anticipation of getting obliterated, again.
Alcohol has become the pivotal point of our lives. All of our memories now revolve around some story about something that happened when we were really drunk, which is *beep*� pathetic.
We are the greatest generation.
Or at least we could be.
Unfortunately, the centre of our attention is ourselves.
Our generations� goal is to impress one another with how great we are, which, is a complete shame considering that, for the most part, we all respect one another, as well as each other�s belief systems.
We are a peaceful generation, and at times we really do shine.
But those times are far and few between.
Yes, we are smart. We are brilliant.
We have the ability to garner more education then any other generation in history, so why are we at the bottom?
Why are the baby boomers still holding our hands?
Why are they making the rules and the laws?
Why are we so afraid to grow up and take what�s rightfully ours?
Oh yeah, I forgot someone called us lazy, and by this generations standards, if someone labels us that, then that makes us lazy without us having to work towards gaining the title of being lazy, which automatically makes us even more lazier.
Man, I sure do want to spit out this irony. How about you?
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Assuming the author of this nonsense is over 16 years of age, he's got more pressing concerns than his "degeneration"; namely, the fact that his writing is not only dreadful but staggeringly unoriginal.
He reminds of me of Those People you meet in youth hostels... |
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