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Originally Posted by Schroeder
Now, I'd side completely the other way. In this world of severe pc correctness, a child is mandated in how they act, what they can wear, and told their test results are going to make or break their future, I think everyone does take life far too seriously.
Results are everything and the only thing in these days. The journey is not the important part, just the finish. The only step that matters is the very last one. Today's world is a world of results, regardless of how you get to those results.
I'm probably a little biased as a teacher, though.
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You see, I think this is completely false. We see evidence of the exact opposite of what you are describing by taking a look at todays 20-30 year olds. Psychologists/Sociologists/People who research social matters are acknowledging that our society has advanced enough to add an extra stage of development between adolescence and adulthood. Just 30 years ago it would be quite common to find people in their 20s to be acting as adults. But the new stage of development (I do not know if their is a name for it) delays adulthood and is increasingly social. People do not get married, or buy a house, or even pursue a serious career until much later. More emphasis is placed on social events and having fun. We are much, much more laid back than generations previous to us.