tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post5218759285107009321..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: Am I Boring You?Alan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-62087452720809003932009-06-21T03:12:01.562-07:002009-06-21T03:12:01.562-07:00Alan,
Is it boredom or is it complacency? Actual...Alan,<br /><br />Is it boredom or is it complacency? Actually I think that it is a combination of both brought on by many good economic years. It is a problem of overpriced inadequate education and lack of experience in life. Kids today don’t really understand where the meat they consume comes from and that animals have to die in order to get a hamburger. <br /><br />Children go home and castigate their parents for running the air conditioner because it causes global warming, (and they know it is true because their teacher told them so) but don’t have any thought about jumping into the car to run up to the mall just for the fun of it. A car that they have the keys to 24/7 mind you, because their parents (who are destroying the earth) bought it for them. <br /><br />I believe that educators are turning out a bad product. The kids (overall) don’t read well, write or understand oral instructions well. They don’t know where anything is in the world even when these areas are in the news daily, they don’t know how the economy works, (neither do the economists apparently) they can’t work basic math problems without a calculator and their knowledge of history is absolutely abysmal. Furthermore, they are being taught every piece of greenie horsepucky that is on the horizon as unquestionable truth by people who score at the bottom 10% of the SAT's. In England there was a substantial number of high school kids who believed that Winston Churchill was a famous astronaut. <br /><br />The boredom is soon to end. The lack of experience in life is soon to end. The complacency is soon to end. I have said that the price of energy is the beginning of wisdom. Another Great Depression is going to be the PhD in wisdom.Rich Kozlovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13745960671409518147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-45900245923144568072009-06-21T01:03:13.405-07:002009-06-21T01:03:13.405-07:00Bored? No .... Overwhelmed? Yes ...Bored? No .... Overwhelmed? Yes ...Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903448394061019454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-67793453497387081382009-06-20T19:05:37.496-07:002009-06-20T19:05:37.496-07:00Mr. Caruba- where do I start?! I am not bored, bu...Mr. Caruba- where do I start?! I am not bored, but unfortunately I know a lot of people who are. It's funny, but when I first started reading this, the first thing that came to mind was my son. We live out in the boonies, and all his friends from home school group are all spread out through town, so it's not easy for him to play with them all the time. Whenever he's bored, I can tell- because he gets into trouble with a capital T! I find myself saying the same thing my mother told me- READ A BOOK, or DO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE! ;-)<br />It is sad that the present situation in our country is moving so fast, but people don't have a clue! I find things depressing too- but I can't afford to just sit back and bury myself in stupid trivial things- <br />As you and Jesse both said about the younger generation, it is so true. I'm between the busters and gen x- so I was raised with not spoiling by any means, but as far as necessities went, we never went without. I see kids these days who want everything NOW! They aren't willing to work in the world first and save up. They see their parents with everything and all the toys, and they want it too. I find the same thing with relationships and marriage. Young couples can't handle the stress of life the way your generation could- and they get divorced after a year of marriage! I know things cost a lot more than they used to in comparison to the wages, but still, as soon as they marry, they expect to have the 5 bedroom 3 bath home, furnished with brand new stuff, the big screen plasma TV's with all the gadgets- all on a minimum wage pay?!<br />Oh, it's sad- we live in a me me me society, but our govm'ent is only pandering to that behavior. It's sad because younger folks can't deal with it when it falls apart the way it has, and they are the ones suffering- because they really don't know much different.<br />God Bless you Mr. Caruba- please keep boring us!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778221847847541523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-3346331375952545922009-06-20T18:23:35.625-07:002009-06-20T18:23:35.625-07:00Jesse: Sounds like you spent some time in Zimbabwe...Jesse: Sounds like you spent some time in Zimbabwe or some place comparable. <br /><br />As to science fiction, I have reached a point where I have seen too much television and too many films. Everything at this point is just a re-run to me. It doesn't matter what the genre is. Nor do I watch sports much.<br /><br />That leaves books and, after decades as a reviewer, I never lack for them.<br /><br />Buzzg, we are just about the same age and I feel much the same as you. I do not think those 20-30 are adequately educated or prepared to deal with all the bad things coming their way. They represent one of the most pampered generations in a very long time.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-50860849727909489582009-06-20T17:57:13.355-07:002009-06-20T17:57:13.355-07:00I am not bored, Alan, I am fearful due to the fact...I am not bored, Alan, I am fearful due to the fact that so many of my peers are either bored or NOT INTERESTED. I cannot understand an American citizen who cannot be interested in the current situation regardless of which facet of it gathers their attention the most. I fear your analysis is correct. Boredom has set in precisely at the time when agitated action is called for. We shall see. I'm 70 and am pretty much OK. I feel very sorry for the 20-30 year olds who are just setting out to make their life. <br /><br />Buzz Gunning<br />Grants Pass, ORBuzzghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03897676479222811119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-31975675610551810362009-06-20T17:46:08.820-07:002009-06-20T17:46:08.820-07:00Alan
I have to admit I find Obama very depressing ...Alan<br />I have to admit I find Obama very depressing and "alas" boring!!<br />I myself lived in a so called socialist country for 4 years. I saw that country turn from a nation that had everything (food, oil, gold,clothing, exports other luxury's) and the people were moderately happy. The immediate results of their experiment with socialism were 25% or higher unemployment. Starvation, hyperinflation, the destruction of the middle class. <br />I remember going to the gas station, and seeing the prices go up everyday. (Last year I was having flash backs of the past)Their government could not print the money fast enough to keep up with the hyperinflation. They finally changed the name of their currency and still it didn't help. I will give you an example of hyperinflation. My two children were babies then, one day I went to buy a can of powder milk at the store it cost about one of our dollars, the next day it cost $10.00. If you had their currency you had to spend it as fast as you got it. Otherwise, tomorrow will come and it will be only paper.<br />I went to a movie there , "Barry Lyndon" and the city lights went out in the middle of the movie because this country could no longer afford the spare parts for their electrical plant. No doubt it caused a panic in the theater.<br />It gets worse of course. I saw so much human tragedy there, I thought I had gotten off the plane and arrived in hell. I could go on and on about the human misery I experienced by this scourge upon earth named "socialism".<br />I was so happy to return to my country. (It's a sin for an American to be without a hamburger from McDonald's for 4 years) It was a life changing event to be there and I hoped I would never see it here. However, the similarities I see with this man (Obama) are reminisce of the past. Did he miss his history lessons?<br />To sum it up, I find you a voice of wisdom and of warning. Not boring at all. Like a Jeremiah the prophet, or an oracle. You express in words how my heart feels within. Thank you for taking the time to write.<br />I like what you said "Watching television is for the most part boredom avoidance." Does that include Scifi too?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257671265141675603noreply@blogger.com