None Of friends or family, across 4 states, has problems. Again,a great support system does wonders.
People are getting dumber...
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I just saw your edit… Yes, a good support system is essential, as it is with anything obviously 
sometimes social influences and pressures can be a lot, and the adults don’t always know what’s going on unfortunately, even if they tried to stay abreast of things.
When I was young, Dennis G and I would throw fists at recess. Then we would brush ourselves off and that would be the end of it. It’s just different today, and while in some ways it is better, in some ways it is far more insidious and constant.
sometimes social influences and pressures can be a lot, and the adults don’t always know what’s going on unfortunately, even if they tried to stay abreast of things. When I was young, Dennis G and I would throw fists at recess. Then we would brush ourselves off and that would be the end of it. It’s just different today, and while in some ways it is better, in some ways it is far more insidious and constant.
Didn't realize I edited. but yes, today sticks and stones are not the only things that hurt.I just saw your edit… Yes, a good support system is essential, as it is with anything obviously
When I was young, Dennis G and I would throw fists at recess. Then we would brush ourselves off and that would be the end of it. It’s just different today, and while in some ways it is better, in some ways it is far more insidious and constant.
This isn't shot at anyone in particular, but your title can be "People Today are getting more sensitive."
It has nothing to do with your kid. I literally study astronomy through YouTube videos.
Sure, its a testament to, I am sure, a lot of hard work creating that support system. It is also luck, in that, no matter how hard we try, sometimes our kids get pulled into things.
Your own personal experiences aside, I am still surprised that you do not see it as a serious issue. I don't think I've ever had a parent or adult say that.
Unfortunately our educators are more concerned about banging students and their summer break than they are molding our youth.
Holy cow, are you just looking for reasons to sigh and fight?
Sorry, before your edit, you posted a few things that did not say anything along the lines of "Yeah, social media is a bit of a mess" but instead seemed to be minimizing it, all without any addition context or points:
That's all. I'm glad you think it is a serious issue; I suppose we agree on that. I'm glad you and your family haven't had any serious issues with it; as I said, that is a compliment to you, and also you should feel lucky that that is the case (as I am sure you do).
Lurker, I feel like you are being a bit contrarian right now for no real reason. Maybe I'm wrong.
Sorry, before your edit, you posted a few things that did not say anything along the lines of "Yeah, social media is a bit of a mess" but instead seemed to be minimizing it, all without any addition context or points:
I guess I see more positive. TBH, you kind of sound like a mother from the 60's when they first heard Rock n' Roll.
That's all. I'm glad you think it is a serious issue; I suppose we agree on that. I'm glad you and your family haven't had any serious issues with it; as I said, that is a compliment to you, and also you should feel lucky that that is the case (as I am sure you do).
Lurker, I feel like you are being a bit contrarian right now for no real reason. Maybe I'm wrong.
yeah, he kept saying "I Assume"
Do you all think if we took away social media it would cut down online bullying?
Anyone here ever feel bullied?
Nothing serious; just, do you get why I was under the impression that you didn't think it was a big deal? Just clarifying is all. Glad we are largely on the same page, and that your kids are well and haven't been pulled into all the nonsense.
Like, you know, how if we take away all the guns no one will ever die in a "mass mental health crisis episode"...
Nice edit.
I actually don't remember what I added, but that message gets across the entirety of what I intended.
OK. Good.Do me one favor, being I've not brought up, or talked about your kids. Show me the same respect. TIA
I agree with this. I would certainly say people are more shallow and vapid. Retention has definitely fallen. I'm guilty of that myself.
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He cries when SNU brings up his kids but then doesn’t hesitate to bring up yours. Pathetic.
I kind of consider this place to be where most of us prefer to interact with other people, so in a way it's our own little social media website. We may not know who each other are in real life but we certainly know each other pretty well, atleast how we are as people.
One thing I've noticed on these boards, and this is kind of unrelated to the topic maybe not though, is that people who really like to get into debates seem to really try and use google as their friend to make their point seem valid. Meaning it's kind of obvious when somebody looks something up for a few minutes and then responds with what they read, almost like they're giving cliffnotes, but you can tell that they don't really understand the full topic of what they are talking about. It happens over on the mainboard a lot. One time there was a discussion on whether or not oil re-produces itself within the earth and may not exactly be just from dead plants and living animals from millions of years ago. It's kind of a fun theory that's been thrown around but really has no basis in the scientific community. The people over there were advocating it like it was 100% the truth, and like they were in on the discovery. My fiance has a PHD in geology so I let her read the thread and respond to those people. She legit got pissed at what everybody was saying and buried them with facts and reasons why no person would ever take the new claims seriously at this point because it absolutely did not follow the steps one must take in order to have a valid theory ready for review. People just kept coming back at her with shit they had obviously just googled and were trying to pass off as knowledge that they owned. I'm basically just saying that shit gets pretty ridiculous on our own little form of social media here. People trying to pass themselves off as being smarter than they really are when in reality they're just insecure morons whose biggest fear is losing an argument on the internet. If these boards have taught me anything it's that I'm nowhere near as intelligent as I thought I was before I began coming here.
TLDR, my fiance is marrying an idiot and I don't know why but it makes me happy.
Counter point.
While the process is a shitshow, you could make a pretty strong argument that because of social media interaction, all people involved in that debate walked away knowing more than they would have with out social media.
Watched this game live. That was a TERRIBLE ejection. One of the worst I've seen.
Also, when I lived in Marquette I was good friends with people who know the home plate ump that tossed him. Apparently he is a big creep.
Kind of crazy MLB is trying to erase that video from the internet....when so many mlb fans love seeing it.
