The first part of the video annoyed me. I used to have those thoughts, long ago. I'm cynical, sure, but I draw the line between cynicism and aged sentimentality. I hate it when people complain that the past was better or that this generation is composed of idiots, that this generation is the worst yet. You don't think anyone else has thought this about their generation, years ago, only to live and die next to revolutionaries? The past wasn't always better, in fact, the further back you go, the worse things get in terms of technology and the advancement of society. Watch yourself grow up hating your generation, only to be old and start to wish for the past, for the generation you forsook, when people were good and times were easier.
I enjoyed the optimism in the second part of the video, it was refreshing. I'm not cynical when it comes to the future. History has proven that with time, situations improve with the advancement of science and knowledge. The future will be different, but fearing what's different will only harm society, not advance it.
Most of this video, for me, bubbles down to individual choice. One person does not define a whole generation of people; you can choose to be optimistic and let the rest of your generation drown themselves in self pity. One choice you make will not represent your generation as a whole (unless you're rich and/or famous). One group of horrible people cannot represent a whole population of good people. Watch our generation be like every one before us-the technology changes, the whole society changes, but our words and our thoughts are the same when stripped of time and place.
amen sister
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