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TrunKated · 07-28-2008

Yes, I agree it is humanity's natural condition to "fritter away" a good deal of its time. And it has always been like that. Before the interwebs, cable TV was king, before that plain network tv, before that radio and movies, before that plays, and before that, cave painting to skip some time. There are a couple of things that have worried me lately about the current teenage generation. Their music is not rebelious. It seems to be that the favorite teenage music was parent-unfriendly for the last 50 years, or maybe more. Now I see kids thinking their parent's favorite music is creepy. Then they listen to and adore music that turns out to be covers of John Lennon or Modern English. I know I am generalizing. But where is the new punk, the new death metal, the big new insult to our ears? R&B and HipHop are nice but they are tame and pop-like.

Another thing that worries me is the over-use of cell phones. I've seen studies saying they are safe and studies saying they are dangerous. But I know of some strong personal anecdotal evidence.

07-28-2008	#6
TrunKated AKA Kaytie. NOT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In my house. Posts: 5,597	Re: i'm was wonderin dot dot dot Yes, I agree it is humanity's natural condition to "fritter away" a good deal of its time. And it has always been like that. Before the interwebs, cable TV was king, before that plain network tv, before that radio and movies, before that plays, and before that, cave painting to skip some time. There are a couple of things that have worried me lately about the current teenage generation. Their music is not rebelious. It seems to be that the favorite teenage music was parent-unfriendly for the last 50 years, or maybe more. Now I see kids thinking their parent's favorite music is creepy. Then they listen to and adore music that turns out to be covers of John Lennon or Modern English. I know I am generalizing. But where is the new punk, the new death metal, the big new insult to our ears? R&B and HipHop are nice but they are tame and pop-like. Another thing that worries me is the over-use of cell phones. I've seen studies saying they are safe and studies saying they are dangerous. But I know of some strong personal anecdotal evidence.