Trump is in…it’s official

early wrote:

This is a funny tangent, but if you take the generations as boomer 45-64, gen x 65-81, millenial 82-95. So at the start of the millenial...

This is a funny tangent, but if you take the generations as boomer 45-64, gen x 65-81, millenial 82-95. So at the start of the millenial generation gen xers were 1-17 years old, at the end gen xers were 14-30 years old. Add to this people were waiting longer to have kids in the 80s and 90s. Clearly millenial's parents were a mix of boomers and Xers.

early wrote:

This is a funny tangent, but if you take the generations as boomer 45-64, gen x 65-81, millenial 82-95. So at the start of the millenial...

This is a funny tangent, but if you take the generations as boomer 45-64, gen x 65-81, millenial 82-95. So at the start of the millenial generation gen xers were 1-17 years old, at the end gen xers were 14-30 years old. Add to this people were waiting longer to have kids in the 80s and 90s. Clearly millenial's parents were a mix of boomers and Xers.

lestat wrote:

Good stuff . But I would suggest that millennials are 82 - 00 , which would make the GenX parents a larger group than the boomers...

Good stuff . But I would suggest that millennials are 82 - 00 , which would make the GenX parents a larger group than the boomers . 😜 I’m an early GenX and the early boomers who were our parents were not over parenting in the slightest , trust me . And bless them for that .

ATKpilot99 wrote:

Same here . Born in 66 . My parents were both born in 47 . I grew up in the 70s . A great time to...

Same here . Born in 66 . My parents were both born in 47 . I grew up in the 70s . A great time to be a kid . We did run wild and I witnessed plenty of drunken parties thrown by my parents

bh84 wrote:

You know who came up with participation trophies? Boomer parents who wanted to feel like their kids were special. Millenials weren't screaming for trophies at 5...

You know who came up with participation trophies? Boomer parents who wanted to feel like their kids were special. Millenials weren't screaming for trophies at 5 years old, it was the parents.

philG wrote:

Too many people have grown up and never had a punch in the face.

NvHermit wrote:

I've been practicing punching people in the face so if I get an opportunity I'll be prepared [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/11/20/577557/s1200_IMG_9755_1.jpg[/img]

I've been practicing punching people in the face so if I get an opportunity I'll be prepared

TeamGreen wrote:

I hope you’re working on your kicks & thrusts, too!

Muttly wrote:

You’re still upset about your participation trophy?

bh84 wrote:

You know who came up with participation trophies? Boomer parents who wanted to feel like their kids were special. Millenials weren't screaming for trophies at 5...

You know who came up with participation trophies? Boomer parents who wanted to feel like their kids were special. Millenials weren't screaming for trophies at 5 years old, it was the parents.

Titan1 wrote:

Typical Millennial response...nothing is your fault, always blaming someone else.

Titan1 wrote:

I disagree, emphatically, with your first paragraph...though equal opportunity can, to a certain extent, be legislated (anti discrimination laws, for example)...its impossible to legislate equal outcome...

I disagree, emphatically, with your first paragraph...though equal opportunity can, to a certain extent, be legislated (anti discrimination laws, for example)...its impossible to legislate equal outcome because its impossible to legislate work ethic, ingenuity, luck, perseverance, dedication, loyalty, integrity, risk tolerance, networking ability, etc. etc. etc. which have a far larger determination of outcome than anything else.

The government can give two people the same starting point, but it can't guarantee they'll both get the same outcome. It's far too personal. Well, I guess the government could try and guarantee the same outcome, but it would have to take total control of all parts of society (communism).

Your second paragraph, is correct...but socialism is a step away from, and well on the way towards, communism, and also believes the government owns the means of production.

Titan1 wrote:

I disagree, emphatically, with your first paragraph...though equal opportunity can, to a certain extent, be legislated (anti discrimination laws, for example)...its impossible to legislate equal outcome...

I disagree, emphatically, with your first paragraph...though equal opportunity can, to a certain extent, be legislated (anti discrimination laws, for example)...its impossible to legislate equal outcome because its impossible to legislate work ethic, ingenuity, luck, perseverance, dedication, loyalty, integrity, risk tolerance, networking ability, etc. etc. etc. which have a far larger determination of outcome than anything else.

The government can give two people the same starting point, but it can't guarantee they'll both get the same outcome. It's far too personal. Well, I guess the government could try and guarantee the same outcome, but it would have to take total control of all parts of society (communism).

Your second paragraph, is correct...but socialism is a step away from, and well on the way towards, communism, and also believes the government owns the means of production.

Donkey Kong wrote:

We can legislate those things by providing people the opportunity, namely resources. For example right now in the US if you don't have the money you...

We can legislate those things by providing people the opportunity, namely resources. For example right now in the US if you don't have the money you don't have adequate access to education, healthcare or housing. Millions of Americans don't have access to the required resources for a sustainable life. Get sick with out quality insurance you go bankrupt and end up homeless. Grow up in the wrong side of town you go to a terrible school with low quality education and serious social problems. At the end of the day economics and resource distribution is everything and the average person doesn't have enough to have a decent chance. So many peoples lives are over before they ever begin because they were screwed from the jump. 1 out of 5 kids in NYC live in poverty. 20% of a generation is wasted right from the jump.

Here's a motocross example everyone here could understand. In this sport it's expensive to have all the best equipment. Bikes, track/race fees, fuel, parts ect. A kid from a wealthy family on a brand new mod 250f has all of that, a massive advantage. Compare that situation to the local kid on a 10 year old 125 with worn out tires. We'd never blame the local kid on the old bike for not being good enough to win becasuse we know he never really had a chance against the wealthy kid. Not only is he set up to fail they never had the basic resources to have a fair chance to become proficient.