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elinchrome | 10 years ago

Funny how every new generation is so much worse than the one that came before.

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hobs|10 years ago

“The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.” - Socrates

zeveb|10 years ago

Some people read that and think, 'Ha! Old fogeys always complain, but nothing changes.' Others read it and think, 'Huh, folks have gotten a lot worse over time.'

lifeisstillgood|10 years ago

Thank you - perfect quote.

Each generation thinks they either invented sex or worry.

rusabd|10 years ago

What happened to that Greece btw?

azakai|10 years ago

It's important to realize that things often seem that way, you are right. But at the same time, there can be real differences between generations, that an easy cynicism would ignore.