Comments on: That Same Old Generational Song And Dance http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/02/that-same-old-generational-song-and-dance Wed, 09 May 2012 10:28:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Kyle E. Moore http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/02/that-same-old-generational-song-and-dance/comment-page-1#comment-24207 Kyle E. Moore Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:42:25 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/02/that-same-old-generational-song-and-dance#comment-24207 I agree Bianca! It's always been difficult to pin me into one generation or another, but either way it goes, I end up being not good enough. Really, and I may do a follow up on this because I've continued to think on the subject since writing this post, where one generation begins and another ends really isn't the point. The point is that each "generation" grows up with new contours on their developing landscape, every child reaches into life on the shoulders of his parents, who in turn stood on the shoulders of their parents, etc. It would seem natural that generations would stand in awe of those that followed, but that's not the case. The reason for this is because as generations turnover, standards change. Older generations mourn that their posterity don't meet the standards they had to meet as kids, but what they forget is that the younguns have new standards to contend with as the older standards become increasingly less significant. Anyway, thanks for stopping by and I hope to hear from you again soon! I agree Bianca! It’s always been difficult to pin me into one generation or another, but either way it goes, I end up being not good enough.

Really, and I may do a follow up on this because I’ve continued to think on the subject since writing this post, where one generation begins and another ends really isn’t the point. The point is that each “generation” grows up with new contours on their developing landscape, every child reaches into life on the shoulders of his parents, who in turn stood on the shoulders of their parents, etc.

It would seem natural that generations would stand in awe of those that followed, but that’s not the case. The reason for this is because as generations turnover, standards change. Older generations mourn that their posterity don’t meet the standards they had to meet as kids, but what they forget is that the younguns have new standards to contend with as the older standards become increasingly less significant.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by and I hope to hear from you again soon!

]]> By: Bianca Reagan http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/02/that-same-old-generational-song-and-dance/comment-page-1#comment-24179 Bianca Reagan Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:06:12 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/02/that-same-old-generational-song-and-dance#comment-24179 Generational talk is indeed silly, since most "experts" can't agree where one generation ends and another begins. Yet I continue to read the latest articles inaccurately defining why my Generation Y is made up of delusional, overachieving, hubristic menaces to society. Oh well. Generational talk is indeed silly, since most “experts” can’t agree where one generation
ends and another begins. Yet I continue to read the latest articles inaccurately defining
why my Generation Y is made up of delusional, overachieving, hubristic menaces to society.

Oh well.

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