Thing is me old mucker, every young generation has held the same lofty ideals and values as you currently do....but where are these idealists now they are older?
The Hippie generation totally sold out once they realised youthful idealism doesn't pay the bills or the fund overseas holidays and perks they start to desire as they get older
The punk generation either totally burnt out or sold out. How many old punks are around?
It's the same with every post WW2 generation from mods and rockers through to punk and grunge and whatever is next.
It's all too easy to rage against the machine from your mums basement, protected from the harsh realities of the world, but people views tend to change with their priorities as they get older and before you know it yesterdays rebel is part of todays establishment.
Gone are the days of overthrowing the system, now its all about maintaing that comfortable lifestyle while easing their conscience by thinking they are doing their bit voting for the Green Party.
Look at the likes of Johnny Rotten: from Anarchy in the UK to making butter adverts on TV.
Funny how we make assumptions of how old people are when we're all virtual, I know people in their sixties who are very liberal, I know people in their twenties who are very conservative.
There's a quote from someone that goes something like "if you're conservative and young you have no heart, if your liberal and old you have no brain."
But the recent trend has been every generation has been more liberal than the last which is why society gets more liberal with each passing year. They may get more pragmatic as they experience life, and have assets to protect, but in general every my conservative father is more liberal than his conservative father, etc.
I don't tend to think along those lines though, I see change as inevitable and my opinion is if we don't plan for it then it's going to be really really hard, it's going to be really hard even if we do everything right.
That was Churchill I think who said that.
Of course there are old people who are liberal, so even you will have to admit that maybe old white men aren't so bad after all then?
Each generation is getting more weak, flabby, self absorbed and degenerate imo Just look at the popularity of Married at First sight for instance. People addicted to it.
Generations ago people venerated the likes of scientists, explorers, artists, poets and writers. Now it seems the average person is more interested in following some BS reality TV. Progress? Hmmm.
yes change is coming but it might not be the one you hope for.
So, out of interest I looked up the top rated tv shows of 1970. Unfortunately I couldn't find the statistics for NZ but in the US it was mainly pretty appalling looking sitcoms and dramas and talent and variety shows. I couldn't find one science show among the lot. I think you'll probably find that a good chunk of the younger generation don't actually watch TV at all and the TV watching audience is as diverse as it's ever been. I've never seen married at first site, but you could argue that the excitement around Joseph Parker and inevitable huge ratings are way more degenerate.
But far out, no wonder the world's gone to shark recently with attitudes like yours. Every older generation hates the younger generation. I hate this idea of generations, it's just another group to put a blanket over and therefore dismiss. You complain about being not having respect as a man of a certain colour and certain age but pretty much the only person I see on here who even talks about age is you and if others talk about it it's because you keep bringing it up, you're putting yourself in your own bucket and getting offended by your own prejudices.
Do you have kids?
Do you plan to have kids?
I’ve got bad news for you, children are the next generation. FACT.
An idiotic statement such as. “I hate this idea of generations”, goes to show what a pathetic view you seem to have about most things.
Go and put some big girl pants on, & have a think about some serious SHIT that people have to deal with.
