Russell McMahon ha scritto:

>>> if you want to blame anyone, don't blame the
>>> children - we made them the way they are.
> 
>> definitely agreed with this too :)
> 
> You'll definitely get criticism on that statement :-).
> 
> Life is more complex than that, of course.
> There is no doubt that parents and society have had foundational
> influences on the current generations.
> And also no doubt that they are responsible for dealing well with what
> we have done to them :-).

:) sure it's more complex than that, but I'd say that a good % comes 
from ancestors. Some % from environment too, but it's us who made it...


> How is it that we can apply "Gen X" and "post modern" and similar
> labels and actually see quite clear demarcations and traits which
> apply to the large majority of a whole generation, and then change
> again for the next one? How can we reasonably escape a significant
> part of "the blame" for how a generation turns out when a whole
> generation does turn out in some consistent manner.

you know Russell?
because people do forget.
I don't have children, yet (?) :)
But I often made this reasoning about music: you know? Everybody does 
love and remember well and talk the splendors of the music he/she 
listened to when was 18-20-22 yrs old.
And it's the same for every generation. Isn't it funny and curious?

I have a *very* good memory, often a pain. But I do like to make this 
kind of "observation". Of course, I don't have a solution for it :) even 
if it was a good idea - changing the way most people judge. For sure, TV 
does not help.



> if eg Olin or I were representative of the norm of our generation then
> both WE and our ancestors would be to blame. 


no I don't think so :) I like you :))


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