I Don’t Get It…

I don’t get how the about 32 and under crowd doesn’t use text messaging anymore.

They only communicate through Snapchat, Instagram and other social media apps.
 
14Red said:
Ok I get what your saying. The "span" of putting things out there is no higher than it is now. But so many popular young people (ages 21-40) are "social influencers". These are many times just average people with a willingness to put themselves out there. Obviously we know who the popular ones, but what about the hundreds who never make it big or crash and burn?

My point was more about kids being able to deal with some basic adversities. Parents arrange play dates so kids are constantly monitored and behavior monitored. Kids over 40 remember the days of going out and playing with other kids just in a free setting, no parents around. Yes, there were fights, yes there were disagreements. But there was also growth, there was negotiations, there was bonding. Today that skill is lost on alot of young people. These 20 somethings who just crumble anything goes wrong just kills me.
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I think I fall into this in-between area. I went out to play most days with very limited adult supervision but we did have some rules about where we could go and about checking in with at least one of the parents every couple hours. Assuming there are ever any other kids in our neighborhood thats the general idea of how I want to raise my kids.
 
PantherProud said:
I don’t get how the about 32 and under crowd doesn’t use text messaging anymore.

They only communicate through Snapchat, Instagram and other social media apps.
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I'm right on this bubble so I get both sides of this. On one hand the simplicity of just sending a text message. On the other, I can send a picture of what I am seeing with a caption or even better a video where I can talk "to" you and in the next message you can "talk" back.
 
CedarBuck92 said:
I think I fall into this in-between area. I went out to play most days with very limited adult supervision but we did have some rules about where we could go and about checking in with at least one of the parents every couple hours. Assuming there are ever any other kids in our neighborhood thats the general idea of how I want to raise my kids.
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That's fair. There is some freedom but with boundaries. It just seems today parents are innodated with "knowing" where and what your kids are doing 24-7, and obviously cell phones are the major driver of this. You have the ability to be on your kids hip pocket all the time. But is that good? Do kids ever feel they can make decisions without mom and dad's thoughts?
There is this thing now, called Life 360 or something like that where it's an app and you can track your kids whereabouts anytime, anywhere. All I've got to say is thank goodness that wasn't around when I was growing up, and I was a good kid. For younger kids, teens, ok. But I know parents of 20 somethings that STILL track their kids??? That's nuts.
 
14Red said:
That's fair. There is some freedom but with boundaries. It just seems today parents are innodated with "knowing" where and what your kids are doing 24-7, and obviously cell phones are the major driver of this. You have the ability to be on your kids hip pocket all the time. But is that good? Do kids ever feel they can make decisions without mom and dad's thoughts?
There is this thing now, called Life 360 or something like that where it's an app and you can track your kids whereabouts anytime, anywhere. All I've got to say is thank goodness that wasn't around when I was growing up, and I was a good kid. For younger kids, teens, ok. But I know parents of 20 somethings that STILL track their kids??? That's nuts.
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I've always felt there is a purpose to Life360 and other apps but it really comes down to having some trust in your kids.

I have seen older "kids" love or hate the Life360 thing.
 
CedarBuck92 said:
I've always felt there is a purpose to Life360 and other apps but it really comes down to having some trust in your kids.

I have seen older "kids" love or hate the Life360 thing.
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Oh there is a purpose, it's a very, very popular app for parents who like to track their kids and I don't necessarily blame them for doing so. But when/ how do you ever build up trust, and to me it's more the college or 20 something kid. I mean that kid is an adult and someday the cord needs to be cut. But I agree there are certain situations where Life360 make sense. Even with elderly who may have dementia or get lost.

For a kid who likes it, may be just a security blanket thing. And I get that. But I think most kids want to leave the next, no strings attached.
 
14Red said:
Oh there is a purpose, it's a very, very popular app for parents who like to track their kids and I don't necessarily blame them for doing so. But when/ how do you ever build up trust, and to me it's more the college or 20 something kid. I mean that kid is an adult and someday the cord needs to be cut. But I agree there are certain situations where Life360 make sense. Even with elderly who may have dementia or get lost.

For a kid who likes it, may be just a security blanket thing. And I get that. But I think most kids want to leave the next, no strings attached.
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I use it to make sure my kids get places safely while driving but not much else. My kids aren’t the wild type to begin with though.


I’m more “shocked” by kids giving their friends Life360 access.
 
14Red said:
Oh there is a purpose, it's a very, very popular app for parents who like to track their kids and I don't necessarily blame them for doing so. But when/ how do you ever build up trust, and to me it's more the college or 20 something kid. I mean that kid is an adult and someday the cord needs to be cut. But I agree there are certain situations where Life360 make sense. Even with elderly who may have dementia or get lost.

For a kid who likes it, may be just a security blanket thing. And I get that. But I think most kids want to leave the next, no strings attached.
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On a funnier note, have seen parents who text their kids something like "Hey I see your at (insert restaurant) on Life360, I transferred 15 bucks into your account get be (some form of food)" and I always find those hilarious
 
PantherProud said:
I use it to make sure my kids get places safely while driving but not much else. My kids aren’t the wild type to begin with though.


I’m more “shocked” by kids giving their friends Life360 access.
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I could see kids wanting it for their friends more than their parents.

Back in the old days it was "no news, good news". You always had that friend who had to use your landline phone to "check in" from time to time. That seemed lame as a kid, but when you're a parent it doesn't. Although I really didn't have any worries. I guess it's more of a personality thing.
 
14Red said:
I don't get paying thousands of dollars to go to a major golf event? For the most part, you really don't see very much. You have the option of following one group and watching them through the round maybe a few shots from the group ahead and behind, or you sit at one hole and see the groups go through. That would be like going to a baseball game and only seeing one inning?? Golf is so much more of a TV event.
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I get what you are saying...

But, I was fortunate enough to see Tiger Woods at The Memorial Tournament and it was a spectacle. The amount of people who followed him created a roar around the course. It was a really cool thing to watch.
 
Relativity.

No matter how many Neil Degrasse Tyson clips reach my algorithm, no matter how many times I watch Interstellar, I just can't understand how the passing of time is not universal.
 
oxat622 said:
Relativity.

No matter how many Neil Degrasse Tyson clips reach my algorithm, no matter how many times I watch Interstellar, I just can't understand how the passing of time is not universal.
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Interstellar... great movie.

But, I am with you... blows my mind!
 
jdizzle said:
I get what you are saying...

But, I was fortunate enough to see Tiger Woods at The Memorial Tournament and it was a spectacle. The amount of people who followed him created a roar around the course. It was a really cool thing to watch.
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I saw Tiger at a practice round here, even fist bumped him back in the day when you could get close to him. If I go to a golf event once every 5 years, that's plenty for me. To me there's just way too much you miss than what you see. Now if you were dialed in on one player, and you just followed that person around that would be cool.
 
The other day I got a very weak handshake from a young guy who helped me at the bank. I would think that someone along the way would have instilled in him the value of a firm handshake.
 
firm handshake has no value. Differnt folk, different styles. Growing up old-school and not really being a very big guy, I've had to learn to not go for the fast firm. But fast enough you don't get crushed. Handshaking has become a think on the fly move. Crush or be crushed. Fist bumps are definitely not the worst thing to come out of covid, lol.
 
Firm doesn't have to be bone-crushing. It just seems strange when there's a shaker and a shakee.
 
SLS said:
Firm doesn't have to be bone-crushing. It just seems strange when there's a shaker and a shakee.
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I was just replying in the spirit of the thread, not a right or wrong. Just being sure I didn't miscommunicate.

I mostly worked in a more mixed, white collar environment. Women, men. Big hands, small hands. There are no consistent handshake rules. The old days of looking in the eyes, knowing where the hand would be, and getting in that firm handshake are gone. You look at the hand and you get a "my eyes are up here." One mistake and get a boob grab instead, oh brother. It wasn't intentional, I swear!

Some hands, particularly women barely fit around a large man's hands. Go in too quickly, squeeze before they can get the measure and that big guy's got paperwork Be the guy, go in soft and she's just come out of the gym or daddy was a line-backer and then you got psych visits. :D Crush another guy's hands and he's back-stabbing you the rest of your career.

Make's me wonder, do women have "hug" rules amongst themselves? Kind of like we have urinal rules? You got to go to different places depending upon the situation?

Handshakes have become a think quick game.

So yeah, I kind of get it.

dap brother.
 
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SLS said:
The other day I got a very weak handshake from a young guy who helped me at the bank. I would think that someone along the way would have instilled in him the value of a firm handshake.
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I would guess he's had very practice at a traditional handshake.
 
I don't get the fascination with NFL coverage months from the first game? Who cares? Half of these guys in OTA's and rookie camps will never play snap this season.
 
oxat622 said:
Football in general has the most degenerate fans.
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I've always said football fits into most people lives the best. It's not that it's a better sport, but it's weekly, no daily. Yes there are some grinders who do NFL 24-7, mock drafts, minicamps, etc. But the majority of football fans really only tune in during the season and less than a few days a week. Gambling also fits football the best. Fantasy football as well.
 
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