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Why does this generation lack creativity?

Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:25 am
Posted by boogiewoogie1978
Little Rock
Member since Aug 2012
16950 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:25 am
Over the last 10 to 15 years I've noticed a lack of creativity in everything from recycled movies, music, clothing...etc.

What do you think is the cause?
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134026 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:26 am to
Cuz we lazy
Posted by MsGarrison
Steele Town LOL
Member since Nov 2009
22009 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:26 am to
Technology
Posted by Jma313
Member since Aug 2010
5157 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:28 am to
Facebook? Twitter? The integration of society via electronics? I'm guessing your too old to consider this creative?
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
37706 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:28 am to
Laziness. Easier to recreate the Great Gatsby then create your own classic on a level with the Great Gatsby

It is also sure money. It is a business not for artistic progress. A movie company knows that The Great Gatsby, even if it blows this May, will still make 600+ million$ worldwide likely a shite ton more since it should be better.

A new movie script that is an amazing movie and groundbreaking won't be a sure guarantee for ticket sales
Posted by Hog on the Hill
AR
Member since Jun 2009
13389 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:30 am to
I don't see a lack of creativity, I see a lack of taste.
Posted by sorantable
Member since Dec 2008
48704 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:30 am to
quote:

I don't see a lack of creativity, I see a lack of taste.

Posted by Nortizzle
Posibarner™ Captain
Member since Nov 2006
23170 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:32 am to
Old people suck.
Posted by scrooster
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Member since Jul 2012
37579 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:40 am to
quote:

Over the last 10 to 15 years I've noticed a lack of creativity in everything from recycled movies, music, clothing...etc.

What do you think is the cause?


They are the entitlement generation ... they believe everything is owed them, therefore they have no motivation to seek anything for themselves. And that applies to some, not all, by any means.

They have been raised by video games, liberal progressive TV and movies, and by parents too busy trying to make ends meet, or keep up with the Jones, to actually take special interest in seeing their children develop viable healthy imaginations and creative internal drives.

This generation has little to no respect for anything. They have very few manners. They have even fewer social skills.

Here's the irony.

Yesterday it was revealed that, next to mortgage debt, educational debt is the second largest debt in the country. And it was also revealed that kids are dropping out of school at a higher rate than ever before in the history of this country.

Why?

Because they've learned that the government will pay them enough to sustain them through life ... no need to actually be creative, and work for it any longer.

They've learned that their parents will allow them to move back home and live in their old bedrooms.

They've learned they can have babies and not have to marry, or worry about how to pay for them ... because Uncle Sugar and their parents will take care of all of that.

It's simply easier to lay back, copy things, and enjoy life compared to say ... I dunno, being creative and carving their own niche in the history of the world.

Many of them believe they are actually doing something by being expert trolls on the Internet, or by being disrespectful to their elders or ... well, you asked.
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134026 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:43 am to
Tell us how you really feel next time, scrooster. Quit holding back
Posted by TeLeFaWx
Dallas, TX
Member since Aug 2011
29177 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:44 am to
quote:

They are the entitlement generation ... they believe everything is owed them, therefore they have no motivation to seek anything for themselves. And that applies to some, not all, by any means.

They have been raised by video games, liberal progressive TV and movies, and by parents too busy trying to make ends meet, or keep up with the Jones, to actually take special interest in seeing their children develop viable healthy imaginations and creative internal drives.

This generation has little to no respect for anything. They have very few manners. They have even fewer social skills.

Here's the irony.

Yesterday it was revealed that, next to mortgage debt, educational debt is the second largest debt in the country. And it was also revealed that kids are dropping out of school at a higher rate than ever before in the history of this country.

Why?

Because they've learned that the government will pay them enough to sustain them through life ... no need to actually be creative, and work for it any longer.

They've learned that their parents will allow them to move back home and live in their old bedrooms.

They've learned they can have babies and not have to marry, or worry about how to pay for them ... because Uncle Sugar and their parents will take care of all of that.

It's simply easier to lay back, copy things, and enjoy life compared to say ... I dunno, being creative and carving their own niche in the history of the world.

Many of them believe they are actually doing something by being expert trolls on the Internet, or by being disrespectful to their elders or ... well, you asked.


Calm down, drama queen. Good Lord.
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
51241 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:46 am to
quote:

They are the entitlement generation ... they believe everything is owed them, therefore they have no motivation to seek anything for themselves. And that applies to some, not all, by any means.

They have been raised by video games, liberal progressive TV and movies, and by parents too busy trying to make ends meet, or keep up with the Jones, to actually take special interest in seeing their children develop viable healthy imaginations and creative internal drives.

This generation has little to no respect for anything. They have very few manners. They have even fewer social skills.

Here's the irony.

Yesterday it was revealed that, next to mortgage debt, educational debt is the second largest debt in the country. And it was also revealed that kids are dropping out of school at a higher rate than ever before in the history of this country.

Why?

Because they've learned that the government will pay them enough to sustain them through life ... no need to actually be creative, and work for it any longer.

They've learned that their parents will allow them to move back home and live in their old bedrooms.

They've learned they can have babies and not have to marry, or worry about how to pay for them ... because Uncle Sugar and their parents will take care of all of that.

It's simply easier to lay back, copy things, and enjoy life compared to say ... I dunno, being creative and carving their own niche in the history of the world.

Many of them believe they are actually doing something by being expert trolls on the Internet, or by being disrespectful to their elders or ... well, you asked.


Wow. Talk about a bad generalization.

Something tells me the older generation has always looked down on the younger generation.
This post was edited on 2/28/13 at 10:47 am
Posted by Hugo Stiglitz
Member since Oct 2010
72937 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:46 am to
quote:

Over the last 10 to 15 years I've noticed a lack of creativity in everything from recycled movies, music, clothing...etc.

I think the creativity is still there, it just doesn't get the appreciation or exposure it deserves.
Posted by TeLeFaWx
Dallas, TX
Member since Aug 2011
29177 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:46 am to
quote:

Over the last 10 to 15 years I've noticed a lack of creativity in everything from recycled movies, music, clothing...etc.

What do you think is the cause?



It isn't the young generation, it is the baby boomers.

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Posted by lurkr
Member since Jan 2008
12365 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:47 am to
Well, I feel better.
Posted by DisplacedKentuckian
Member since Jan 2013
428 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:50 am to
I think its the baby boomers. Bleh!

Creativity will arise out of the complacent boomer generation, and already has.

Correction.... The future generation needs to unplug from all the electronics though. (as i type on a computer)
This post was edited on 2/28/13 at 10:52 am
Posted by We_Need_Cam
America
Member since Sep 2012
2410 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:52 am to
Cuz creativity = ghey
Posted by VirgilCaine
Orchard Park
Member since Dec 2010
2864 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 11:03 am to
Y'all packed some broad brushes today.

"Get off my lawn!"
Posted by Duke
Twin Lakes, CO
Member since Jan 2008
35606 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 11:19 am to
quote:


They have been raised by video games, liberal progressive TV and movies, and by parents too busy trying to make ends meet, or keep up with the Jones, to actually take special interest in seeing their children develop viable healthy imaginations and creative internal drives.



Exactly. Video games are so straight forward, it takes no problem solving what so ever to be successful at the games. Also, every bit of entertainment I see shouts the virtue of living on welfare from the mountain tops. It's a miracle all of the young folks can even bathe themselves without government help.

quote:


This generation has little to no respect for anything. They have very few manners. They have even fewer social skills.


This too. I grew up in the south, and no one around here seems to give a shite about manners. Plus why go out and party and talk to people when I can have just as much fun bullshitting on tigerdroppings. Meeting a woman? Who cares, I can look at titties on the internet. Same thing right?

quote:



Yesterday it was revealed that, next to mortgage debt, educational debt is the second largest debt in the country. And it was also revealed that kids are dropping out of school at a higher rate than ever before in the history of this country.


That couldn't be because of the inflation of the price of college and the current aversion to debt, especially among the young. Plus, if I drop out I don't have to pay off the loans right? I'll just get them discharged in bankruptcy as I get on the government teet.

Oh wait...

quote:


They've learned that their parents will allow them to move back home and live in their old bedrooms.


Yeah, since the cost of housing hasn't gone up in recent years and it is so easy to get a loan with limited credit history and "underemployment"; all of us just realized it's easier to live with our folks. Who wants independence and freedom?

quote:

They've learned they can have babies and not have to marry, or worry about how to pay for them ... because Uncle Sugar and their parents will take care of all of that.


That's right, well just want to frick and watch TV all day. It's amazing really, how even in these tough economic times people aren't putting off having kids until later in life. You know, except that they are.

quote:


It's simply easier to lay back, copy things, and enjoy life compared to say ... I dunno, being creative and carving their own niche in the history of the world.


Yes, because easier is just as rewarding as working hard.

The general point of your post reminded me of the song at the start of All In The Family. Nostalgia for a time that really didn't exist. The youth of today just have different challenges, but challenges nonetheless.

On the point of creativity, have people not been paying attention to the explosion of new technology over the past twenty years? "Creativity" is everywhere! People just aren't looking in the right places when they bemoan the creativity of current generations.


Posted by BamaChemE
Midland, TX
Member since Feb 2012
7138 posts
Posted on 2/28/13 at 11:19 am to
quote:

They are the entitlement generation ... they believe everything is owed them, therefore they have no motivation to seek anything for themselves. And that applies to some, not all, by any means.

They have been raised by video games, liberal progressive TV and movies, and by parents too busy trying to make ends meet, or keep up with the Jones, to actually take special interest in seeing their children develop viable healthy imaginations and creative internal drives.

This generation has little to no respect for anything. They have very few manners. They have even fewer social skills.

Here's the irony.

Yesterday it was revealed that, next to mortgage debt, educational debt is the second largest debt in the country. And it was also revealed that kids are dropping out of school at a higher rate than ever before in the history of this country.

Why?

Because they've learned that the government will pay them enough to sustain them through life ... no need to actually be creative, and work for it any longer.

They've learned that their parents will allow them to move back home and live in their old bedrooms.

They've learned they can have babies and not have to marry, or worry about how to pay for them ... because Uncle Sugar and their parents will take care of all of that.

It's simply easier to lay back, copy things, and enjoy life compared to say ... I dunno, being creative and carving their own niche in the history of the world.

Many of them believe they are actually doing something by being expert trolls on the Internet, or by being disrespectful to their elders or ... well, you asked.


We are also the most altruistic generation ever with decidedly more money and time spent on helping others. In addition, our generation is the most adept at multitasking and handling all the billion things that go on in a day.

Not saying you're wrong in the complaints, but there are some positives as well.
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