ExiledInIllinois Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Thanks for not contributing to the overpopulation of our planet. That's classy in and of itself. Yeah... But his generation are still sociopaths: A controversial new book argues boomers are beset with egotism, impulsivity and a shocking lack of empathy and theyre leaving the world a worse place. http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58b9a358e4b0d2821b4dd797?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003 :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Winning with humility and losing with grace. It's also a bit like porn; you know it when you see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Yeah... But his generation are still sociopaths: A controversial new book argues boomers are beset with egotism, impulsivity and a shocking lack of empathy and theyre leaving the world a worse place. http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58b9a358e4b0d2821b4dd797?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003 :-/ What a load of horseshit. From the article: The factual basis for Gibney’s case isn’t perfect. Data on generations prior to boomers is thin, because widespread psychological testing wasn’t as common, and younger generations haven’t been around long enough for long-term data. It’s possible that other generations have major issues as well, but we simply don’t have enough information to assess them properly. Gibney, however, insists that there’s something unique with boomers. We have no data to compare the boomers to to see if they are like all generations before them (and of course after them) but we'll blame all the world's problems on them. That's some damn good research right there baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 What a load of horseshit. From the article: We have no data to compare the boomers to to see if they are like all generations before them (and of course after them) but we'll blame all the world's problems on them. That's some damn good research right there baby. Yeah, there's no obvious difference between Boomers and the Greatest Generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Yeah, there's no obvious difference between Boomers and the Greatest Generation. Yup and we get all the blame for the way the Millennials act and rightly so but does the greatest generation get any blame for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Yup and we get all the blame for the way the Millennials act and rightly so but does the greatest generation get any blame for us? Pft I don't blame Boomers for the way Millenials act. People know what manners are, whether they were taught them by their parents or not. Society has a way of beating it into us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 (edited) Pft I don't blame Boomers for the way Millenials act. People know what manners are, whether they were taught them by their parents or not. Society has a way of beating it into us. But parents are much more efficient at it. BTW my parents had zero desire to be my BFF however many boomers have tried to be their kids BFF. Bad idea. Edited May 24, 2017 by Chef Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Yeah... But his generation are still sociopaths: A controversial new book argues boomers are beset with egotism, impulsivity and a shocking lack of empathy and theyre leaving the world a worse place. http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58b9a358e4b0d2821b4dd797?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003 :-/ I believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 But parents are much more efficient at it. Truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I preach about class a lot to my team. I coach varsity lacrosse at a small, rural high school. I agree that children are wired differently today, but I also agree that this is the fault of their parents. I teach my kids to avoid excessive celebrations after scoring goals or making good plays. I teach my kids to avoid trash talking with the other players (you wouldn't believe what goes on on the field). I also never allow my players to shoot on goal if we have a substantial lead with 5 minutes left in the game. My kids always refer to the officials and opposing coaches as "sir," and never talk back or are disrespectful or else their butt is warming the bench. Class and character is very important in sports, IMO. It is my hope that these skills translate to life. I played a game recently against a team with a younger coach. It was clear that he had no control over his team. He was talking trash to me on the sidelines, and his players were also being overtly disrespectful to me and the officials. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 In all seriousness, I feel like the best thing that I ever did to develop class was play little league baseball. I was a horrendous little league player, and rode the pine for a lot of it. It taught me: (i) you can't be good at everything; (ii) how to deal with disappointment; and (iii) how to be a good loser and have a good attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I preach about class a lot to my team. I coach varsity lacrosse at a small, rural high school. I agree that children are wired differently today, but I also agree that this is the fault of their parents. I teach my kids to avoid excessive celebrations after scoring goals or making good plays. I teach my kids to avoid trash talking with the other players (you wouldn't believe what goes on on the field). I also never allow my players to shoot on goal if we have a substantial lead with 5 minutes left in the game. My kids always refer to the officials and opposing coaches as "sir," and never talk back or are disrespectful or else their butt is warming the bench. Class and character is very important in sports, IMO. It is my hope that these skills translate to life. I played a game recently against a team with a younger coach. It was clear that he had no control over his team. He was talking trash to me on the sidelines, and his players were also being overtly disrespectful to me and the officials. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 In all seriousness, I feel like the best thing that I ever did to develop class was play little league baseball. I was a horrendous little league player, and rode the pine for a lot of it. It taught me: (i) you can't be good at everything; (ii) how to deal with disappointment; and (iii) how to be a good loser and have a good attitude. Uh... You are on a BFLo Bills board too! He he JR! If we were only so lucky to have a little Pittsburg sports lineage. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 In all seriousness, I feel like the best thing that I ever did to develop class was play little league baseball. I was a horrendous little league player, and rode the pine for a lot of it. It taught me: (i) you can't be good at everything; (ii) how to deal with disappointment; and (iii) how to be a good loser and have a good attitude. Funny you bring up Little League. People give kids crap these days for getting participation trophies. Well I played Little League and I too got a participation trophy every year and that was nearly 50 years ago (ouch that hurt). Here's the difference. I'd get mine and think "why am I getting this? I suck. We suck." Today I wouldn't be surprised if they stopped giving little Johnny is trophy little Johnny would cry like a baby and his mommy and daddy would be on the phone to their lawyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Yup and we get all the blame for the way the Millennials act and rightly so but does the greatest generation get any blame for us? No. We aren't speaking Japanese or German. But I do blame: Jack Kerouac. Yep. Jack Kerouac! LoL https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/10/what-hollywood-gets-wrong-about-jack-kerouac-and-the-beat-generation/280612/ Funny you bring up Little League. People give kids crap these days for getting participation trophies. Well I played Little League and I too got a participation trophy every year and that was nearly 50 years ago (ouch that hurt). Here's the difference. I'd get mine and think "why am I getting this? I suck. We suck." Today I wouldn't be surprised if they stopped giving little Johnny is trophy little Johnny would cry like a baby and his mommy and daddy would be on the phone to their lawyer. Entitlement is easy to start, hard to end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 you know what, i just thought about this. i was so special of a snowflake i had a member make a thread about me being such a special snowflake calling others snowflake! you just can't beat that! hell, i've had a lot of threads about me. I preach about class a lot to my team. I coach varsity lacrosse at a small, rural high school. I agree that children are wired differently today, but I also agree that this is the fault of their parents. I teach my kids to avoid excessive celebrations after scoring goals or making good plays. I teach my kids to avoid trash talking with the other players (you wouldn't believe what goes on on the field). I also never allow my players to shoot on goal if we have a substantial lead with 5 minutes left in the game. My kids always refer to the officials and opposing coaches as "sir," and never talk back or are disrespectful or else their butt is warming the bench. Class and character is very important in sports, IMO. It is my hope that these skills translate to life. I played a game recently against a team with a younger coach. It was clear that he had no control over his team. He was talking trash to me on the sidelines, and his players were also being overtly disrespectful to me and the officials. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Unreal. interesting you chose to word it as teach your athletes vs coach. no conclusion or reasonable assertions of what that means just an observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 interesting you chose to word it as teach your athletes vs coach. no conclusion or reasonable assertions of what that means just an observation. They're synonyms to me. I teach. I coach. Same thing, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 They're synonyms to me. I teach. I coach. Same thing, IMO. i've been thinking since reading that. teaching may mean, at least to me, the basics from the ground up even if it is not an ability. coaching may mean, at least to me, the refinement of what may be more natural or inclined to the individual. thinking of my current profession and my past coaching as relevance i do best when it is more coaching. i dislike teaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Entitlement is easy to start, hard to end. More horseshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Funny you bring up Little League. People give kids crap these days for getting participation trophies. Well I played Little League and I too got a participation trophy every year and that was nearly 50 years ago (ouch that hurt). Here's the difference. I'd get mine and think "why am I getting this? I suck. We suck." Today I wouldn't be surprised if they stopped giving little Johnny is trophy little Johnny would cry like a baby and his mommy and daddy would be on the phone to their lawyer. Actually, today Johnny still wonders why he's getting a participation trophy, but if he doesn't get one mommy and daddy are telling him he's supposed to be upset while they're on the phone to their lawyer. Turns out kids just sort-of naturally understand the concept of "winning" and "not winning." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts