"The Dumbest Generation"

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<p>Haiz.</p>

<p>This is what you call the Recency and Frequency Illusions.</p>

<p>The youth has always been like this. Of course our activities become more visible because of technology. Not too long ago, only 3-5% of people above 25 had even attempted (whether they were successful or not) completing college. </p>

<p>Had I been born 50 years ago, in the current socioeconomic condition I am in now, society would have encouraged me to be a coal miner or a paper mill worker, probably.</p>

<p>Of course, such unambitious life plans would not have been very visible to society.</p>

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<p>Ah, yes, I remember the deep conversations my friends and I had as we were driving around aimlessly and playing pinball.</p>

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<p>And psychedelic drugs. Don’t forget the psychedelic drugs. Our generation doesn’t have so much of that any more. No more, “Whoa man, I had the most profound vision ever,” and a long conversation about evolution, revolution and the meaning of life with shroom-dominated overtones.</p>

<p>Maybe Youtube’s our new drug.</p>