What’s gotten much better over the years

[tgapp]

This will likely be an unpopular opinion in a forum of grumpy dotards, but, from what I've seen, kids are better. My kids and their friends are so much better than I and my friends were at their age. And I've seen articles about how, statistically, kids these days drink less, smoke less, get pregnant less, bully less, and commit fewer violent crimes than we, the children of the 70's, 80's, and 90's.

i agree 100%. they are far less homophobic, transphobic, or just unkind to people who are different. kids these days give me hope for the future.

[Ted Striker]

That's because they're all little pussies

[Buster Highmen]

I attribute my kids behavior (straight A's, reasonable interactions, cleaning up after themselves) to the hospital mixups.

[ötzi]

pfft. buncha pansies.

nah I don't disagree with your premise really. They've swapped some problems for other problems though. But yeah less likely to steal your car or make your daughter pregnant no doubt.

[Danno]

I'm one of 5 kids, so when I was my daughter's age I was on my own in lots of ways. As an only child, my daughter gets far more attention paid to her and her daily life. In some respects this is a negative, she's not as self-sufficient as I was at her age, but yeah, on balance it's a positive. And yes, way less "phobic" infiltrating her brain.

[MontuckyFried]

This will likely be an unpopular opinion in a forum of grumpy dotards, but, from what I've seen, kids are better. My kids and their friends are so much better than I and my friends were at their age. And I've seen articles about how, statistically, kids these days drink less, smoke less, get pregnant less, bully less, and commit fewer violent crimes than we, the children of the 70's, 80's, and 90's.

You're not wrong. Whenever I hear a boomer tell me about "kids these days!" I have to remind them that in reality kids are WAY better behaved than my generation was and even their own. Hell, teens are actually SO much better these days that sometimes I'm like "WTF is wrong with you? Rebel a little!" They've almost gone to the other extreme. Way more likely to listen to authority and behave than we ever were. As a kid who loved the punk scene and stuff, it almost makes me sad. Being a teen is the best time in your life to give the world the middle finger and its like they've had that sense of rebellious teen spirit beaten out of them. I know it's a good thing and I really actually have a lot of respect for the youth of today cuz of it, but it just seems odd to me.

[rideit]

Grocery stores have gotten infinitely better.
Thank you, William Wegman!

[highangle]

That's because they're all little pussies

[dunfree]

When I think of grumpy dotard I think of parents as a group who once bragged about acting out bragging about their kids being straight arrows.

[Mofro261]

Baby boomers selling you rumors of their history
Forcing youth away from the truth of what's real today

[Meadow Skipper]

I agree that kids these days () are better behaved, and probably healthier. I wonder though if they’re any happier.

That's because they're all little pussies

There’s that too.

[Buster Highmen]

There's way less repression now. Remember no jeans, no pants for girls, no hair below the collar? No draft.

That and there's way more entertainment via media, online games, movies, etc, so fewer bored youth.

[Timberridge]

Motorcycles. Holy shit. 200bhp from ~1000cc's.

[BCMtnHound]

Snowmobiles
Mtn Bikes
Skis
Avalanche data and education

and my acceptance of shit I can not change.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

This will likely be an unpopular opinion in a forum of grumpy dotards, but, from what I've seen, kids are better. My kids and their friends are so much better than I and my friends were at their age. And I've seen articles about how, statistically, kids these days drink less, smoke less, get pregnant less, bully less, and commit fewer violent crimes than we, the children of the 70's, 80's, and 90's.

This sounds like they’re worse. Let’s party!


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[Ted Striker]

Motorcycles. Holy shit. 200bhp from ~1000cc's.

You bought an R1 ?

[Harry]

LED lights


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[Benny Profane]

Motorsports safety, from the vehicles to protective wear

Yeah, but, conversely, the appeal of watching motorsports.

[Benny Profane]

Jezuz people, yeah, skis and weed products. And beer.

[fastfred]

kids today dont get the credit the deserve most of them are pretty stand up and good
have this one client, I show up to his house and his 16 year old kid is hanging out there with some buddies on a regular basis, they drive up from denver to ski hot tub and hang does it a couple times a week with no supervision, parents says it's totally fine, kids a good kid

WTF? woulda never happened when I was a kid because we would have been drunk and high at least one friend would be trashing something and at least one girl would have gotten pregnant in the hot tub

and when they can shut you down for a couple hours and put a fake aorta in then two months of down time and then you get back at it that shit wouldn't have happened 30 years ago something to look forward to with no worries

[Brownski]

LED lights


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This is no joke. And it’s not just that LEDs save electricity and last for years. I have a flashlight in my car that puts out 2,000 lumens. It’s like a car’s high beam. I think the big 3 D battery mag lights from the old days did like 65 lumens. It wasn’t expensive either.

[Buzzworthy]

and when they can shut you down for a couple hours and put a fake aorta in then two months of down time and then you get back at it that shit wouldn't have happened 30 years ago something to look forward to with no worries

Slow down Fred

[stealurface831]

Slow down Fred

the fuck is fred even talkin bout?

[rideit]

Dark Chocolate options in the candy aisle at gas stations/etc.
Kit Kat
Milky Way
Reeses
Reese’s thins
But they have a long way to go
I propose dark:
100,000 bars
Whatchyamacalits
Krackel
Twix (?)

[stealurface831]

Dark Chocolate options in the candy aisle at gas stations/etc.
Kit Kat
Milky Way
Reeses
Reese’s thins
But they have a long way to go
I propose dark:
100,000 bars
Whatchyamacalits
Krackel
Twix (?)

sounds like you like dark chocolate.
i seen a key lime pie flavored kit kat bar the other day in the gas station. didn't quite know what to make of that. might have to try one.