07-09-2012, 09:11 AM
(07-09-2012, 05:41 AM)kandrathe Wrote: What Jester is missing to the shifting of the "normal" curve on what children are encountering in our society. Kids are plugged into media (each other, and society) like never before.
People have been singing this song since before the time of Confucius. "Oh, these kids today, look how corrupted they are becoming! So rebellious, using new drugs, swearing all the time, engaging in new perversions. Surely, this is a symptom of the decay of society from the virtuous times of my childhood, or better, my grandparents!"
And it's no more true today than it was back then. Just a single, effective perceptual illusion, repeating itself across the generations.
-Jester