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  1. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    I think it's important to respect the dignity and rights of others, and it's good to understand feelings and live by the Golden Rule, yet one can do that without taking on the feelings and problems of others. Otherwise no one would be happy and nothing would be accomplished. Of course if one is...
  2. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    To me it's about the striving and not giving up-- the things we CAN control. It's that kind of hope and stick-to-it as opposed to sticking it to others that has been greatly reduced in our current cultural conscience (generally speaking).
  3. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    Yikes!
  4. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    Another interesting book I've read is The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man. I believe it was first published in the 1940's. Anyway, a common theme is that the con men justified their acts by believing that their victims got what they deserved because they were suckers.
  5. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    Something to keep in mind is that "empathy" can also be used by psychopaths to manipulate people. Think of good advertising- it's about getting into the minds of your target and knowing how to push their buttons. Or the leaders in organizations, some of whom got their by using people and conning...
  7. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    Yes, critical thinking skills aren't being taught.
  8. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    I think it makes reality seem like a video game or make-believe. I wouldn't use the term "toughen up" but "desensitize." So I somewhat agree.
  9. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    Also, back to kids: College students today are less likely to "get" the emotions of others than their counterparts 20 and 30 years ago, a new review study suggests. http://www.livescience.com/9918-today-college-students-lack-empathy.html Very scary. Lacking empathy is the root of all evil...
  10. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    I recommend the book I am currently reading: Snakes in Suits. It's about every day psychopathy.
  11. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    Unscrupulous selling tactics, snake oil salesman, con artists- they are nothing new although they have more ways to reach their marks with the internet.
  13. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    I used to be ashamed of my working class/ghetto background and tried to hide it. Then ghetto became cool and all the affluent kids and even many adults wanted to pretend they were from the hood. It reminded me of the trustifarians at college who drove new SUVs and parked them at the corner where...
  14. PrettySquareGal

    Facebook anybody?

    I've wondered the same!
  15. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    I agree I generalized and that was wrong of me to do- I apologize. However, there ARE a LOT of for-profit schools that are not accredited in meaningful ways and use less than above board marketing to lure unqualified students in...
  16. PrettySquareGal

    Ghosts of the Golden Era

    Here is an existing but buried and forgotten ghost thread: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?5997-Ghosts-anyone&highlight=spooking Feel free to resurrect it!
  17. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    A big problem with raising kids today is that normal unpleasant experiences and feelings that we all have are now pathologized as being frightful, deviant and in need of medicating. According to this article, more than 25% of kids are on scripted meds like "stimulants, anti-psychotics, statins...
  19. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    Many colleges today make money because they are for-profit and have low overhead because they exist mostly online. Also, these "educations" are funded by government loans, many of which are not being paid back. College has become big business at the expense of those who can't afford it and will...
  20. PrettySquareGal

    This generation of kids...

    When I read this I had a visceral reaction that I'll try to put into words all lady-like... I don't think it's possible for an idea to be good if it is not based upon reality and common sense UNLESS you have a trust fund. Then maybe all of your materialistic dreams will come to fruition.
  21. PrettySquareGal

    Will we ever see a return to more formal clothes?

    I just wish that the casually dressed (I include myself in that one) would at least wear clothing that fits properly, is pressed and clean (I do that). It seems that our society has become all irony and no ironing!
  22. PrettySquareGal

    Japanese earthquake

    I don't drink so I raised my metaphorical glass and donated to the Red Cross.
  23. PrettySquareGal

    Japanese earthquake

    I agree! Bravery comes in different forms!

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