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What is your opinion, What is the biggest issue now-a-days?
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<blockquote data-quote="1hot281" data-source="post: 12663755" data-attributes="member: 88586"><p>Mindset. </p><p></p><p>We have a whole generation with no motivation to do anything. Grown adults living with their parents well into their 20's and 30's... Remember when turning 18 meant something? That new, young adults were about to break out and start their own lives. Moving away to attend a University, or head to the factory to start a career, or sign up for the military to serve the country and your fellow Americans. </p><p></p><p>I know the economy and job market is different now, but hell, people used to have <em>pride</em> in what they did... <em>whatever</em> it was. When attendants at Full Service Gas stations would run out to your car, with a smile and some pep in their step, because it was their time to shine. They may just be pumping gas, but by God, they were gonna try and be the best at it! </p><p></p><p>Now we have borderline retards serving us at McDonald's, who give <em>us</em> attitude because <em>their</em> life isn't turning out quite the way MTV promised. </p><p></p><p>A whole generation raised by parents telling them they are special, and can be anything they want to be. Raised by teachers, who don't give "F" grades, telling them "good job for trying..." and grading on a curve... Raised by coaches who never yell at them, but tell them it's not about <em>winning</em>, it's about playing the game, and no one loses, because everyone gets <em>participation trophies,</em> and raised by media that show them "celebrities" who got that way because they are simply being themselves... not for having a talent or accomplishing <em>anything</em>... watching tv programs that glorify "celebrities" who are famous for the sake of being famous (Kim K, Paris Hilton, Octomom, the cast of Jersey Shore, etc etc) and of course they want that for themselves... To just fall into fame and fortune. Kids who spend all day on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc etc... who feel like they're the center of their own little universe and star of their own personal reality show, putting their lives on display for anyone who might care... buying magazines that print stories about celebrities day to day lives. Who really cares that someone took pictures of Snooki tying her shoe?</p><p></p><p>Everything has become about <em>instant</em> satisfaction... People want instant fame. Instant fortune. Instant happiness... and not just on a personal level. Companies are all about maximizing profits... to satisfy the shareholders want for instant ROI... no longer carrying if they're offering the <em>best</em> product... as long as it markets well, and is cheap to build. </p><p></p><p>People no longer have a sense of community. They'd rather go to Walmart because they can buy everything they need in one place, for less, than support a few local businesses... Yes Walmart employs a lot of people, but imagine a world without Walmarts. Where there are more <em>business owners</em> running mom and pop shops, hiring the local kids. Rather than just being employees of a multinational corporation, just one more cog in the money machine making share holders rich. </p><p></p><p>Very few have <em>pride</em> in what they do anymore. Even the government... Remember when the US made a commitment to go to the moon? It wasn't about the money, or anything so trivial... it was for <em>pride.</em> To <u>prove</u> <em>America</em> has what it takes to be number one. When was the last time something truly great was built in this country? Like the Empire State building? Twin Towers? Golden Gate bridge? Hoover Dam? Mount Rushmore? Something awe inspiring.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1hot281, post: 12663755, member: 88586"] Mindset. We have a whole generation with no motivation to do anything. Grown adults living with their parents well into their 20's and 30's... Remember when turning 18 meant something? That new, young adults were about to break out and start their own lives. Moving away to attend a University, or head to the factory to start a career, or sign up for the military to serve the country and your fellow Americans. I know the economy and job market is different now, but hell, people used to have [I]pride[/I] in what they did... [I]whatever[/I] it was. When attendants at Full Service Gas stations would run out to your car, with a smile and some pep in their step, because it was their time to shine. They may just be pumping gas, but by God, they were gonna try and be the best at it! Now we have borderline retards serving us at McDonald's, who give [I]us[/I] attitude because [I]their[/I] life isn't turning out quite the way MTV promised. A whole generation raised by parents telling them they are special, and can be anything they want to be. Raised by teachers, who don't give "F" grades, telling them "good job for trying..." and grading on a curve... Raised by coaches who never yell at them, but tell them it's not about [I]winning[/I], it's about playing the game, and no one loses, because everyone gets [I]participation trophies,[/I] and raised by media that show them "celebrities" who got that way because they are simply being themselves... not for having a talent or accomplishing [I]anything[/I]... watching tv programs that glorify "celebrities" who are famous for the sake of being famous (Kim K, Paris Hilton, Octomom, the cast of Jersey Shore, etc etc) and of course they want that for themselves... To just fall into fame and fortune. Kids who spend all day on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc etc... who feel like they're the center of their own little universe and star of their own personal reality show, putting their lives on display for anyone who might care... buying magazines that print stories about celebrities day to day lives. Who really cares that someone took pictures of Snooki tying her shoe? Everything has become about [I]instant[/I] satisfaction... People want instant fame. Instant fortune. Instant happiness... and not just on a personal level. Companies are all about maximizing profits... to satisfy the shareholders want for instant ROI... no longer carrying if they're offering the [I]best[/I] product... as long as it markets well, and is cheap to build. People no longer have a sense of community. They'd rather go to Walmart because they can buy everything they need in one place, for less, than support a few local businesses... Yes Walmart employs a lot of people, but imagine a world without Walmarts. Where there are more [I]business owners[/I] running mom and pop shops, hiring the local kids. Rather than just being employees of a multinational corporation, just one more cog in the money machine making share holders rich. Very few have [I]pride[/I] in what they do anymore. Even the government... Remember when the US made a commitment to go to the moon? It wasn't about the money, or anything so trivial... it was for [I]pride.[/I] To [U]prove[/U] [I]America[/I] has what it takes to be number one. When was the last time something truly great was built in this country? Like the Empire State building? Twin Towers? Golden Gate bridge? Hoover Dam? Mount Rushmore? Something awe inspiring. [/QUOTE]
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