I'm new, and I'm not here just for the Tits and Ass, though I do think they're Just OK.

I have heard, and still hear a lot about how "todays kids are no-good, spoiled, don't care about school, grades, responsibility, life, values..." etc., etc, etc, ad nauseum. Yeah, right! People have been saying that shit every fifteen years for the past 15,000 years at least. It is shit now and it always has been.

I not only approve of youthful upheaval, dissent, rebellion and defiance, I believe it is vitally necessary. If it weren't for generational strife, we would still be Medieval at best, with No Way Out Or Up. The people who just swallow the party line, unquestioningly accept authority and do what's expected of them don't accomplish much besides repeating the mistakes (and disasters) of their elders. As long as there have been human beings, it has been the rebels, the dissidents, and the shit disturbers who have driven all forms of progress.

Young people are going to make their own World to live in as they go, no matter what the old folks say or try to do about it. The best any of us can do is throw some light on the path. I am deeply opposed to those who believe it is their right or responsibility to put up fences and walls, obscure the lights, and set traps.

Go For It! Grab it with both hands, and make it your own!