The Deuce: I am fearful that we are further and further realizing

I know it's been said for thousands of years, and we all dunk on it - Sammich January 22, 2026, 14:38:52

they read less and can't do math, so. not great* - assassin January 22, 2026, 17:25:43
- Me fail English, that's unpossible* - Sounder January 22, 2026, 17:28:04
My kids are smart AF, and Covid, MAGA, and boomer shit has made them wise beyond their years - Desert January 22, 2026, 17:23:36
You don't even want to know what I think of all generations after the Boomers* - Stu January 22, 2026, 15:34:32
- can't be as bad as what everyone else thinks about Boomers* - assassin January 22, 2026, 15:42:20
  - The generation that ratfucked the world for everyone else for generations to come* - Sounder January 22, 2026, 16:13:11
This morning I mentioned to someone that all these young professionals are soft. - Carl Spackler January 22, 2026, 15:30:02
- One thing I find noticeably different that I do think is a real change from 15-20 years ago. - OB25 January 22, 2026, 16:50:14
  - Their way is absolutely not how it should be* - opossum jenkins January 22, 2026, 17:22:45
  - I actually appreciate this. Try and make the job fit your life, if it doesn’t, then leave. - Carl Spackler January 22, 2026, 17:15:40
  - I think their eyes are sufficiently opened. They likely tried like hell to get a job... - haighter January 22, 2026, 16:56:18
- I think with every generation there are a large number of non-hackers that get into the workforce - ijustkrushalot January 22, 2026, 16:13:17
- Maybe that's a good thing. Look where toughness has got us. * - larue33 January 22, 2026, 15:59:48
- You're gonna get one of their moms on your ass, talking like that* - Sammich January 22, 2026, 15:34:26
  - hey man, some people are into that* - lcubed January 22, 2026, 16:10:30
my HS graduation speech 28 years ago had the theme that they thought we were dumb - Gene Parmesan January 22, 2026, 15:19:37
- they call us problem child, we spent our nights on trial - Sounder January 22, 2026, 15:21:11
well, modern conveniences don't allow for the really dumb ones to be culled naturally :) * - shua January 22, 2026, 15:06:14
It all goes back to bad parenting.* - gullit January 22, 2026, 15:00:55
- hot take: technology makes it way easier to be a bad parent - Sounder January 22, 2026, 15:08:49
  - Absolutely.* - gullit January 22, 2026, 15:37:07
To your point, chew on this - Sounder January 22, 2026, 14:52:23
- I suspect like most research studies covered in the news, it's either bullshit or being exaggerated* - IlliniRunner January 22, 2026, 16:09:19
  - I mean, it's being published by a Rupert Murdoch joint* - ATL January 22, 2026, 16:13:30
- Nappies? Is this a British study?* - digs January 22, 2026, 15:30:13
  - Yes* - Sounder January 22, 2026, 15:38:18
- As a parent I'm not sure I believe this...are they talking about Kinder aged kids (5yo?)... - haighter January 22, 2026, 14:57:40
  - I don't know about the diaper thing, but I definitely believe the book part* - Sounder January 22, 2026, 15:05:22
    - Through your extensive experience with young children?* - ATL January 22, 2026, 15:24:16
- my wife has a student that does not know how to walk up or down stairs* - lcubed January 22, 2026, 14:53:26
  - I am fearful that we are further and further realizing - Sounder January 22, 2026, 14:54:36
I was once a stupid kid. Weren’t you?* - DocWalk20 January 22, 2026, 14:46:46
- I was incredibly smart and respectful. I never once caused a scene - Sammich January 22, 2026, 14:54:18
  - I read a tweet recently that we used to put kids in gifted, regular, and remedial classes - Sounder January 22, 2026, 14:55:32
    - “Gifted” was a euphemism for “autistic.” * - doubledown January 22, 2026, 15:20:31
    - You're treading closely to posting a "in my day we DRESSED to go shopping" meme on FB. * - haighter January 22, 2026, 15:10:50
      - I have found myself increasingly nostalgic for the 90's lately - Sounder January 22, 2026, 15:13:05
        
        Some of the modern tech is awesome. * - doubledown January 22, 2026, 15:21:11
        
        I used to deliver pizzas without a GPS - Sounder January 22, 2026, 15:22:36
How much exposure do you have to kids? - digs January 22, 2026, 14:44:31
- Hey now. - osklister January 22, 2026, 16:12:06
  - #phrasing* - DocWalk20 January 22, 2026, 17:28:07
- Almost zero. I'm just annoyed because the new slang frightens and confuses me.* - Sammich January 22, 2026, 14:50:27
  - Like every generation it’s on overload when amongst peers - digs January 22, 2026, 15:06:39
    - Lol Lil Taz's 12th bday sleepover is this Saturday - Taz January 22, 2026, 15:08:38
  - There has always been youth slang, - Sounder January 22, 2026, 14:53:20
  - give it another 6-7 months, and it will pass* - lcubed January 22, 2026, 14:52:07
    - My psyche is just so chopped. Life is mogging me at every turn* - Sammich January 22, 2026, 14:54:55
      - bet* - Sounder January 22, 2026, 14:55:43
        
        Bet is ours. That’s 90s. * - digs January 22, 2026, 15:03:17
        
        I graduated high school in 1990 - Sounder January 22, 2026, 15:04:50
        
        It was a standard response at my high school * - digs January 22, 2026, 15:07:23
        
        OK* - Sounder January 22, 2026, 15:09:37
        
        Though I should clarify that it was most often preceded by aight - digs January 22, 2026, 15:27:53
- ^^^ This ^^^ Think about all the stupid things you were into (or maybe still are) when you were... - haighter January 22, 2026, 14:46:00
  - I definitely had a pair of NKTOB inspired ripped jeans* - Sounder January 22, 2026, 14:53:52
    - I tried to grow a mullet and wear acid wash. The jeans looked ridiculous - Sammich January 22, 2026, 14:55:53
      - I had a small tail for my senior prom - Sounder January 22, 2026, 15:14:26
        
        like Jason Alexander in Shallow Hal?* - Sammich January 22, 2026, 15:17:02
I don't believe you.* - Warrin'_Illini January 22, 2026, 14:43:37

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