Children Today

I suppose this can be filed in the "get off my lawn" folder, but I swear that most children today are weak, depraved, and retarded. This isn't their fault. Children are natural barbarians and will be just as pathetic as adults allow, so the adults are ultimately to blame for this. Having acknowledged that, though, it's shocking to contrast my childhood memories to what I now see.

Modern children are weak in that they have no sense of independence or adventure. They cling to their parents and to structured activities, whereas my childhood friends and I were always trying to get away from parents to do our own thing. I've noticed young boys in particular shy away from competition, petrified of losing rather than yearning to win. I've also noticed them dutifully mouthing the platitudes of political correctness, afraid of giving offense and eager to condemn any haphazard remark as "racist" or "sexist." They've been gelded before even having a chance to reach puberty.

Modern children are depraved in that they have no respect for adults and no self-control. They say (or often shout) whatever random thought flashes through their primitive brains, no matter who is present. I had a healthy fear of my elders when growing up and would never dream talking to them as if I were their equal or pal.

Modern children are retarded. They are constantly affixed to some electronic device that engages their senses, leaving their minds nothing but mush. Easily bored, they have the attention span of a gnat and can't use their minds for anything imaginative or constructive. They also continue to speak and act as toddlers even after reaching double digits in age.

I know, the standard response is that everyone makes these complaints upon growing older. But the fact remains that societies decay and eventually die; the wussification and stupefaction of modern children are a part of this process.