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21 years ago 03/04/2003 9:56am EST

re: morceli1978

morceli1978 wrote:
When you are in high school, there are always going to be a fair share of morons. 10 years later, these same people are still morons.

So morcelli, basically, what you're saying is that young or old, most people are just freaking, hopeless morons?

I'm not sure about there being an equal percentage of morons in the older set as the younger set... I think some of the morons thin out... unfortunate accidents involving moving vehicles, drug ODs, etc.

I tend to choose my friends at least 6 or so years older than myself... the whole college age crowd leaves a lot to be desired in my view, but maybe I have this impression because I go to a really really pathetic university...

I'd actually, regretfully, have to agree with Portland: It seems when you get to know the typical 20 year old you shouldn't be surprised that the critical, pressing topic on their mind is usually something akin to: 1. Where they're going to go out drinking tonight 2. Why their bitch-ho-skank girlfriend be all up in their grill about... or 3. Lunch?

I shoulda gone to rice...

21 years ago 03/04/2003 11:23am EST

re: Reality Check

Reality check, Are you ignoring me? If so, the initial burst followed by your shying away behavior is neither helpful, healthy, or productive.

I want to see what ways we can come up with to make the board better. Thx.

21 years ago 03/04/2003 12:14pm EST

re: morceli1978

morceli1978 wrote:
Portland Runner. As scary as it is for you watching idiots like that on "The Real World", it is even worse being in your mid-20s and stuck in the same age bracket as those morons! It's guilt by association.
With regard to many of these people espousing their various theories on politics, war, economics, etc., my take is as follows. When you are in high school, there are always going to be a fair share of morons. 10 years later, these same people are still morons. The problem is, they just barely got through college and have lived in society for a couple of years, leading them to believe that they have this wealth of information and are grown-ups. At the end of the day, they are just morons who no longer carry themselves like high schoolers.
With your smarter just out of school types, arrogance is the biggest issue. Your 23 year old investment banker at Goldman or management consultant at McKinsey who thinks they really can go talk to a CEO and turn around a company.
I think a lot of these traits are still in people when they hit their 30s and 40s. However, at that time, most tone it down a bit, making it easier to handle.
Now revisit these groups once people get into their 60s. They believe that since at one time they knew what the hell is going on (often a generous assumption), by default they still have a clue due to their years of "wisdom".
Finally, you get the people who are a year or so away from checking out for good. They often exhibit few of these qualities. They have thrown in the towel on knowing what is going on in the world, resulting in them being less inclined to get into a "well, so and so is true" debate. They are more content to have a piece of candy or sort through pictures and talk about them. And when they are coherent to speak about the past, it might be interesting since even hearing what someone 90 years old ate for breakfast when they were a child ends up offering some kind of historical insight. Compare this to a 25 year old self-proclaimed rocket scientist who tells you why they have soy every morning because of this important article in Cosmo (whether or not they are correct is immaterial since the rationale used to get to that point is usually non-existent).

Great post Morceli. I think you are right on... Did you happen to see the movie, What About Shmidt? If not you should check it out. It was basically life through the eyes of an old man. It was a splendid movie that was funny, sad, and thought provoking all at the same time. If you haven't watched it you might wanna check it out.

21 years ago 03/04/2003 6:35pm EST

re: Reality Check

Reality Check, since you refuse to open up and provide additional insight on your thoughts and feelings, then I will have to give you my professional opinion based solely on your piece of shit post.

In short, you have inner turmoil that is rising to the surface because you're a little hypocritical bitch. If you want to make suggestions about how to make the message boards better, fine. But, don't provide an accusational disputation and then be such a pussy to not stand by it.

21 years ago 03/04/2003 6:37pm EST

re: Dr. Laura

Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill. (hehe).

21 years ago 03/05/2003 12:02am EST

re: Old Hat

yo old hat my knees are knocking.

21 years ago 03/05/2003 2:30am EST

re: Rabbittruns

I enjoy how many threads including this, twist, turn and spin in directions of their own.

Maybe 1 in 4 high school hotshots pan out in college which dampens my willingness to get into discussions about them. As has been noted, dyestat is the place for (heaping) praise and info on the preps.

21 years ago 03/05/2003 2:45am EST

re: Dr. Laura

Dr. Laura wrote:
Reality Check, since you refuse to open up and provide additional insight on your thoughts and feelings, then I will have to give you my professional opinion based solely on your piece of shit post.
In short, you have inner turmoil that is rising to the surface because you're a little hypocritical bitch. If you want to make suggestions about how to make the message boards better, fine. But, don't provide an accusational disputation and then be such a pussy to not stand by it.

Or, it could be because I didn't have access to a computer until this morning when I read your follow up posts.

Look, I made my spiel, I don't have to back it up. Look around this board and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. Many people are hypocritical, condescending morons who appear to pride themselves on always "being right". This website it top notch, but the people on these boards are a joke.

You won't get any further responses out of me so do your fingers a favor and don't even bother replying to this.

21 years ago 03/05/2003 3:38am EST

re: Rabbittruns

Rabbittruns, glad you liked the post. I originally meant it to be about a 3 sentence response, but then it kind of took on a mind of its own. I did see About Schmidt. Interesting movie. It did a good job balancing the sad and humorous elements. The letters to Ndugu were hilarious.

21 years ago 03/05/2003 8:19am EST

re: morceli1978

Yeah, could you post in brail?

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