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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8103 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Covid 19 Updates Reply #20 - Mar 23^rd, 2020 at 8:32pm
	DentonDoc wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2020 at 7:37pm: Maybe if we changed the generational label for Millennial and late Gen Z'ers to "Team Typhoid Mary" they might start to clue-in. For some of these, I use to use the phrase "arrogance without portfolio." This demarcation has evolved over the years for certain "people" who's most significant accomplishment appears to be converting air into CO2. Too harsh??? dd I worked with many of them right before I retired. There are exceptions, young VETS for sure. But from my PERSONAL experience, I don't think your critique is harsh ENOUGH. I call them MINIMALS. Thank God they're NOT the generation that had to save the world in WW2. If they were, we'd be speaking German on the east coast and Japanese on the West. However we'd have plenty of SELFIES to document the HOURLY events of the day.


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mpeebles Inukshuk Offline Posts: 598 Location: Fond du Lac, WI Joined: Feb 26^th, 2018	Re: Covid 19 Updates Reply #21 - Mar 23^rd, 2020 at 9:35pm
	I think I know what they'll be calling the huge group of babies born nine months from will be.......Coronials


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HighnDry Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1056 Location: Minneapolis Joined: Apr 29^th, 2013	Re: Covid 19 Updates Reply #22 - Mar 24^th, 2020 at 3:07am
	I've done some research on youth and their ability to calculate risk-reward from an entrepreneurial perspective. Essentially, youth see "little to no risk" in many business ventures where a more mature cohort of business owners would calculate much higher risk. I am not surprised, unfortunately, to see that translating into social behaviors that are playing out now for Spring break. This can/and is easily translated into paddling behaviors as well in terms of taking on weather and water-condition such as rapids that a more seasoned, intrepid traveler would reconsider. To be clear, I'm not painting a broad stereotype that everyone under a certain age is not careful, only that it is not unexpected to see a group of folks much younger than I am not take the current situation with as much gravity as I do. I only have to look no further than my own 17-yr old son


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TomT Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1052 Location: Chicago Burbs Joined: Aug 26^th, 2007	Re: Covid 19 Updates Reply #23 - Mar 24^th, 2020 at 12:29pm
	HighnDry wrote on Mar 24^th, 2020 at 3:07am: it is not unexpected to see a group of folks much younger than I am not take the current situation with as much gravity as I do. I only have to look no further than my own 17-yr old son Yeah, it's hard to come down hard on teenagers about this. Their brains aren't fully developed yet and they simply don't want to be denied their youthful prime. I feel for high school seniors. They graduate into this mess?? Think about that. They are ready to get out in the world and all of a sudden they are told to stay inside knowing that they have very little chance of being affected by the virus. It's a slippery slope but I feel for them.


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8103 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Covid 19 Updates Reply #24 - Mar 24^th, 2020 at 1:44pm
	The Greatest generation was asked to go to war and save the world. The present generation(s) are being asked to stay home for a little bit, with the ability to stay in touch with everyone via the internet. They also have all kinds of media to entertain them. What's the matter with THAT picture. Our Grandparents brains were not anymore developed than the present generations are. The difference is they had a sense of patriotism/self-sacrifice, and knew right from wrong. Now right from wrong is viewed by many as strictly a endless GREY area. I still open doors for my elder's, women or anyone that looks like they could use the help. You very seldom see young people do even a simple think like that. When I was a kid that was just seen as COMMON courtesy, you didn't do it someone would let you know about it. Get off my Grass too


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pine_knot Inukshuk Offline Posts: 908 Location: Springboro, Ohio Joined: Mar 31^st, 2009	Re: Covid 19 Updates Reply #25 - Mar 24^th, 2020 at 3:24pm
	solotripper wrote on Mar 24^th, 2020 at 1:44pm: ......The difference is they had a sense of patriotism/self-sacrifice, and knew right from wrong.... I tend to disagree with this generalization of today's youth. I actually think every young generation was more or less viewed like this from the perspective of its older generation. If some of today's youth don't seem to care or know right from wrong, to me it's more a reflection of how they were raised and poor parenting.... HighnDry wrote on Mar 24^th, 2020 at 3:07am: ....some research on youth and their ability to calculate risk-reward...This can/and is easily translated into paddling behaviors as well in terms of taking on weather and water-condition such as rapids that a more seasoned, intrepid traveler would reconsider.... Reminds me of a favorite saying about pilots: "There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but not many old, bold pilots"


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8103 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Covid 19 Updates Reply #26 - Mar 24^th, 2020 at 3:50pm
	Quote: a reflection of how they were raised and poor parenting.... I don't disagree with that at all. Still the kids of today have MORE access to information/History than ANY previous generation. They just don't seem to be willing to take the time to read it? Maybe they need a APP for that?


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boonie Inukshuk Offline Posts: 45 Location: WV Joined: Jan 4^th, 2018	Re: Covid 19 Updates Reply #27 - Mar 24^th, 2020 at 3:52pm
	The older I get, the better I was. Nonetheless, all I have to do is remember my 17-year-old self and look at the testament I am today to survival by brute luck.


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mpeebles Inukshuk Offline Posts: 598 Location: Fond du Lac, WI Joined: Feb 26^th, 2018	Re: Covid 19 Updates Reply #28 - Mar 24^th, 2020 at 9:33pm
	+1 boonie wrote on Mar 24^th, 2020 at 3:52pm: The older I get, the better I was. Nonetheless, all I have to do is remember my 17-year-old self and look at the testament I am today to survival by brute luck.


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TomT Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1052 Location: Chicago Burbs Joined: Aug 26^th, 2007	Re: Covid 19 Updates Reply #29 - Mar 25^th, 2020 at 12:26am
	boonie wrote on Mar 24^th, 2020 at 3:52pm: The older I get, the better I was. Nonetheless, all I have to do is remember my 17-year-old self and look at the testament I am today to survival by brute luck. Yeah, there's truth to the phrase "young and stupid". I'm pretty sure positive I was clueless at 17.


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