Thursday, March 01, 2007
College Students Rotten?
This is a great article over at ye old SomethingAwful.com about how psychologists have reported that college students are more narcissistic than ever. That we are a generation of spoiled people who will never be happy with what we've got.
I found it amusing for this paragraph:
I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that college is seen as the place for you to experience life on you own, and you're entitled to "your college experience" -- be that mean hooking up with as many people as you want, partying every night of the week, writing for your student paper, or just posting a lot of random crap on YouTube. Or playing video games all the time.
And we're told by our parents, our media, and well, basically all authorities over the young that its the last hurrah. That the working world, the world of grown up and responsibility, the one where you ditch the piercings, cover up the tattoos, get a haircut and get a job, is no fun at all. So enjoy the years you've got to play -- they will be your last. Then you're limited to a two weeks of freedom a year.
Simpleminded? Yeah, but tell me someone you know hasn't basically said those same words in their justification as to why a "Malt Liquor Monday" party makes sense when everyone has a tuesday morning class?
I think two of the most important life lessons people need to learn is 1) to make their own fun and 2) never stop laughing. The happiest times of late have been one where I've been laughing. Even if its stupid stuff, I don't think my life's over. It really feels like its only starting to take off.
So if there's anything you take away from this post besides the hilarious article I've linked to, its that all it takes to be happy is the ability to laugh.
I found it amusing for this paragraph:
This news doesn't really seem all that depressing until you factor in the other harrowing epidemic plaguing America: obesity. I can't quite tell yet, but this country is either divided into two warring camps of narcissists and fat people, or we're all just a bunch of fat assholes. Either way, I would say that our future is looking pretty grim. Maybe we should do what a lot of fat people with bad personalities do and appear on the Dr. Phil show. He'll yell at us in that incomprehensible and condescending language of his, and we'll cry our fat little eyes out and agree to stop eating so many pot roasts and open our hearts to love.
I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that college is seen as the place for you to experience life on you own, and you're entitled to "your college experience" -- be that mean hooking up with as many people as you want, partying every night of the week, writing for your student paper, or just posting a lot of random crap on YouTube. Or playing video games all the time.
And we're told by our parents, our media, and well, basically all authorities over the young that its the last hurrah. That the working world, the world of grown up and responsibility, the one where you ditch the piercings, cover up the tattoos, get a haircut and get a job, is no fun at all. So enjoy the years you've got to play -- they will be your last. Then you're limited to a two weeks of freedom a year.
Simpleminded? Yeah, but tell me someone you know hasn't basically said those same words in their justification as to why a "Malt Liquor Monday" party makes sense when everyone has a tuesday morning class?
I think two of the most important life lessons people need to learn is 1) to make their own fun and 2) never stop laughing. The happiest times of late have been one where I've been laughing. Even if its stupid stuff, I don't think my life's over. It really feels like its only starting to take off.
So if there's anything you take away from this post besides the hilarious article I've linked to, its that all it takes to be happy is the ability to laugh.
Labels: me trying to be funny, nsfw
