Thread: Are people stupid or am I getting old?

I'm only 38, but I feel like I'm old some days....well, either that, or the general populus is becoming more and more stupid these days.

I went to the new Transformers movie last month and was pretty excited to see Leonard Nimoy playing a key voice roll in the movie. When I went back to work, not a single person in the office, doctors included, knew who Nimoy was.

I was talking to a junior high student the other day in the office and he said that he studied American history last year. When I asked what he found the most interesting during the Civil War, he couldn't provide a single answer.

Forget politics...

At any rate, I don't know what's happening...is it that people are fundamentally uneducated or am I just getting old.

Could a couple members under 20 tell me that they know who Leonard Nimoy is without the use of Wikipedia...make an old man feel good.

Andy Warhol said we would all have 15 minutes of fame. I think that was in 1968 and I didn't understand what he meant. In about 1998 I was putting a tattoo on a 20 year old gal and she saw an autographed photo of Lyle Tuttle on my wall at the shop. She asked who he was. I told her that he was a friend of mine who had owned a tattoo shop in San Francisco for 50 years and had tattooed Janis Joplin. She said,"Is that supposed to mean something to me ?" Talk about feeling old ...... links provided for interested young uns.

I vote for stupid. Oh and I'm 36

Michael

Red,

I get it....I completely understand.

I'm 31 (not near as old as you are, grandpa ) , but I find that many my own age are uninformed or mis-informed about so many things. I find there are many people younger than me who are difficult to have conversations with. But, I'm thankful that I have a good group of friends where I live, who are intelligent, motivated individuals. It makes for good conversation.

The answer is: BOTH.

I'm 37 and most days, I feel ancient! SWMBO is a high school science teacher so it always amazes me just how deep the ignorance runs in kids these days. They'd all still be in kindergarten if they'd been in school when I was...but then again, we had to walk to school 10 miles in the snow - uphill....both ways!!!

Now, where's my Geritol??

Originally Posted by chay2K

The answer is: BOTH.

The answer is:
Yes.

I am not old (35) in age or mindset. I am mature when the atmosphere dictates I be, but I am am not stuffy or dry. This current genration kinda sickens me. Too much convenience and availability out there for them to ply their lives with. This box I am on right now is one example. Some folks I know have 3-4 and more computers in ther homes. And they have NO KIDS! They use one for flight sim, one for gaming, one for work, etc. etc. I don't see the merit in it. I wouldn't consider myself an avid music buff, but growing up I listened to what my Mom listened to. Motown. Some light and classic rock. When I discovered music it was metal for me. I progressed onto Punk, Oi! and ska music. Nothing like it. I like harcore a lot and some metallic hardcore, but most of the kids today wouldn't know good music if it kicked them in the face!! Whatever happened to the droves of kids at shows like Agnostic Front, H2O, Warzone, Dropkick Murphys, The Business, Anti Heros etc. etc. etc. Skinny jeans and Vans don't make the punk!

Had to post this! Sorry for the hijack!
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