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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. |
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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 |
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studies show old anglos have no idea what studies out of Mahadol U are about.
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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 |
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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 |
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Frank reads the ATL ? do your nabs know ?
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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/ |
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