“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
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.'
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.
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Each generation thinks they either invented sex or worry.
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