hahaha YES, he is the best of the best. I was introduced to him soon before he died, unfortunately, but he truly is awesome. "When does a kid ever get to sit in the yard with a stick anymore? You know, just sit there with a fucking stick?"
This ties in perfectly with my post. I might have even been subconsciously thinking of his words of wisdom when I wrote that bit about trophies for participation. It's just a little over the top– like padding the walls or something.
amen on empathy, thank you for the video and article.
i think it's quite possibly true that we are more self-centered than past generations. however, we have technology and a wealth of knowledge at our disposal, so we have an advantage over our predecessors when it comes to doing good and contributing to making people's lives better.
In regards to how our generation was raised – I refer you to one of my personal idols, George Carlin, who had some fantastic bits on today's kids:
There's more to that bit, but it gives you the basic idea.
These are from a later special, still not the full thing but it gets the point across.
hahaha YES, he is the best of the best. I was introduced to him soon before he died, unfortunately, but he truly is awesome. "When does a kid ever get to sit in the yard with a stick anymore? You know, just sit there with a fucking stick?"
This ties in perfectly with my post. I might have even been subconsciously thinking of his words of wisdom when I wrote that bit about trophies for participation. It's just a little over the top– like padding the walls or something.
Thanks for posting those!
amen on empathy, thank you for the video and article.
i think it's quite possibly true that we are more self-centered than past generations. however, we have technology and a wealth of knowledge at our disposal, so we have an advantage over our predecessors when it comes to doing good and contributing to making people's lives better.