Before some asshole points out that this article's been around for a few weeks now, know that I realize this. I've been busy, running a blogging empire third world country is time consuming.
NEW YORK—Second-graders who can't tie shoes or zip jackets. Four-year-olds in Pull-Ups diapers. Five-year-olds in strollers. Teens and preteens befuddled by can openers and ice-cube trays. College kids who've never done laundry, taken a bus alone or addressed an envelope...Mark Bauerlein, author of the best-selling book "The Dumbest Generation," which contends that cyberculture is turning young people into know-nothings, says "the absence of technology" confuses kids faced with simple mechanical tasks. But Bauerlein says there's a second factor: "a loss of independence and a loss of initiative." He says that growing up with cell phones and Google means kids don't have to figure things out or solve problems any more. They can look up what they need online or call mom or dad for step-by-step instructions.
Cut the shit you old bag. When's the last time you took up some of your grandparents daily chores? Churned butter or skinned a chicken lately? How about fiddling with the antenna to pick up tv reception, or getting up and manually changing the channel? I'm pretty sure you didn't dust off the old typewriter for your article either, and you can't be happy at all that your cranky old lady rantings were published on the world wide web instead of in print. And complaining about Pull-Ups? Would you rather be rinsing your grandkids shit out of cotton underwear?
If kids really don't understand how an ice cube tray or can opener work then I blame their lazy parents. But everything else in this article is just your typical run of the mill rantings from a cranky old person who is quickly realizing how useless their skills are in today's society.
Look, I don't blame you for giving up on keeping up with all the worlds advances, there's a lot going on. But if you've reached the point where you've decided to give up on life then spare us your verbal diarrhea and fade into Bolivia. Yes we grew up with cell phones and that mysterious google thing. So no, we don't need to carry around personal contact books and rolls of quarters to get in touch with people, or waste hours reading crappy instruction manuals when we need to solve a problem. If you feel like wasting your time on these unnecessary tasks go right ahead. While you're at it why don't you hand wash my laundry.
