Helmets

Recently the Bangkok Post published the results of a survey made by
Mahadol University's Institute for Population and Social Research
which compares Generation X, those born between 1961 and 1981 with the
Y generation born between 1982 and 2005.

The study shows that the older generation prefers working in
challenging but possibly risky situations while the younger generation
do not like placing themselves in risky situations.

Or, perhaps to put in more graphic terms, the older folks are brave
and stalwart individuals while the youngsters are timid and
fainthearted. Which, of course, explains the modern helmet fetish.
--
cheers,

John B.

On 09-29-2016 20:55, John B. wrote:
The study shows that the older generation prefers working in
challenging but possibly risky situations while the younger generation
do not like placing themselves in risky situations.

Alternate interpretation: One generation takes too many risks, The next
generation sees the disasters that result and becomes afraid of risk.

--
Wes Groleau

studies show old anglos have no idea what studies out of Mahadol U are about.

On 9/29/2016 9:55 PM, John B. wrote:


Recently the Bangkok Post published the results of a survey made by
Mahadol University's Institute for Population and Social Research
which compares Generation X, those born between 1961 and 1981 with the
Y generation born between 1982 and 2005.

The study shows that the older generation prefers working in
challenging but possibly risky situations while the younger generation
do not like placing themselves in risky situations.

Or, perhaps to put in more graphic terms, the older folks are brave
and stalwart individuals while the youngsters are timid and
fainthearted. Which, of course, explains the modern helmet fetish.

Somewhat related, although I may have written about this befo

Atlantic Monthly some months ago had a long, thorough cover story on
overprotected children. Among much else, the article mentioned a young
PhD candidate (anthropology or sociology, I forget which) who observed
kids in the 1970s, much the way a biologist would observe a wildlife
species. Among other things, he studied their territories, their
movements during the day, including their wading in creeks, building
"huts" in the woods, roaming the neighborhoods, etc.

He checked back on some of those kids 20 years later, when they were
adults and had kids of their own. Those former free range kids now all
had chain link fences surrounding their back yards, and prohibited their
own kids from doing what they had done when they were young.


--
- Frank Krygowski

On 9/29/2016 10:48 PM, W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
On 09-29-2016 20:55, John B. wrote:
The study shows that the older generation prefers working in
challenging but possibly risky situations while the younger generation
do not like placing themselves in risky situations.

Alternate interpretation: One generation takes too many risks, The next
generation sees the disasters that result and becomes afraid of risk.

What disasters?

The biggest disaster I can think of comes from starting a war. But
people seem to keep producing those, year after year.


--
- Frank Krygowski

Frank reads the ATL ? do your nabs know ?

On Thu, 29 Sep 2016 21:48:52 -0500, "W. Wesley Groleau"
wrote:

On 09-29-2016 20:55, John B. wrote:
The study shows that the older generation prefers working in
challenging but possibly risky situations while the younger generation
do not like placing themselves in risky situations.

Alternate interpretation: One generation takes too many risks, The next
generation sees the disasters that result and becomes afraid of risk.

What disasters?

You mean the 700-something people that died riding a bicycle? Compared
with the numbers that died while walking? Or died due to falls?

The NHTSA has it that there were 4,735 pedestrian fatalities, some six
and a half times the number of bicycle fatalities. Are people afraid
of walking? Should one wear a helmet while walking?

--
cheers,

John B.

On Thu, 29 Sep 2016 23:05:27 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 9/29/2016 10:48 PM, W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
On 09-29-2016 20:55, John B. wrote:
The study shows that the older generation prefers working in
challenging but possibly risky situations while the younger generation
do not like placing themselves in risky situations.

Alternate interpretation: One generation takes too many risks, The next
generation sees the disasters that result and becomes afraid of risk.

What disasters?

The biggest disaster I can think of comes from starting a war. But
people seem to keep producing those, year after year.

And the U.S. seems to be the world champion at starting wars :-) And
not very successful at winning them :-(
--
cheers,

John B.

On Thu, 29 Sep 2016 23:03:36 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 9/29/2016 9:55 PM, John B. wrote:


Recently the Bangkok Post published the results of a survey made by
Mahadol University's Institute for Population and Social Research
which compares Generation X, those born between 1961 and 1981 with the
Y generation born between 1982 and 2005.

The study shows that the older generation prefers working in
challenging but possibly risky situations while the younger generation
do not like placing themselves in risky situations.

Or, perhaps to put in more graphic terms, the older folks are brave
and stalwart individuals while the youngsters are timid and
fainthearted. Which, of course, explains the modern helmet fetish.

Somewhat related, although I may have written about this befo

Atlantic Monthly some months ago had a long, thorough cover story on
overprotected children. Among much else, the article mentioned a young
PhD candidate (anthropology or sociology, I forget which) who observed
kids in the 1970s, much the way a biologist would observe a wildlife
species. Among other things, he studied their territories, their
movements during the day, including their wading in creeks, building
"huts" in the woods, roaming the neighborhoods, etc.

He checked back on some of those kids 20 years later, when they were
adults and had kids of their own. Those former free range kids now all
had chain link fences surrounding their back yards, and prohibited their
own kids from doing what they had done when they were young.

I don't believe that there is any question that is true. My 14 year
old granddaughter has to walk about 1/3rd mile from the house to the
bus stop and her father escorts her as "there are so many motorcycles
it is dangerous". I might note that her father walked to school with
no problems :-)
--
cheers,

John B.

On 2016-09-30, John B wrote:

Or, perhaps to put in more graphic terms, the older folks are brave
and stalwart individuals while the youngsters are timid and
fainthearted. Which, of course, explains the modern helmet fetish.

Trolling much?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9yL5usLFgY

--
Gregory S. Sutter Mostly Harmless

http://zer0.org/~gsutter/