Is our or the next generation in danger of burning itself out?

People are getting lazier.

Past - most people worked manual jobs
Present - most desire the cushy 30-50k job pushing emails and browsing the net.

Past - people walked
Present - people drive the 10min walk to the shops

Past - Nothing was delivered
Present - Everything is delivered

Past - People had respect
Present - Respect is a bygone word

So the growing trend?

People were happier when they had less (within reason) Nowadays it's all about having the latest everything. Just browse most sections of this forum to see that. Most of you are part of the problem....

Oh new iPhone! must have that (though it's marginally better then the last, and truthfully you really don't need it) Yet people will go into debt or work extra hours just to have the latest toy blah blah

Too much "look what I have!" instead of "look what I did today"


Random gibberish, make of it as you will :D
 
RedvGreen said:
I personally am concerned (selfishly initially) that I live to work, not the other way around. I use stimulants to allow me to perform my role; I need to work 80hrs overtime a month in a stressful job which is under appreciated and underpaid just to fulfill expectations.

I've not had time nor inclination to have a holiday abroad; and the way things are, I know I'll be working until I'm dead.

My parents retired in their 50s, but I don't think I'll get that opportunity. Heck some days I don't think I'll have time to settle down and have kids or any semblance of a social life!

My big worry is that we are working to our graves just so the country can pay off its debt and keep the great unwashed fed and watered.
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Find a new job. YOU are the cause of your problems.
 
That vid of the "Muslim Patrol" taking beer away from anyone in the area LOL.

Do they seriously think its "Their" area,This is UK...Its our area and they have NO right telling us what we can/cant do in OUR country...i like how they gang up on people in the night.

How ridiculous does that ginger look with the beard LOL.
 
Freefaller said:
What has made me think of this is chatting to people of my parent's generation (post war baby boom) and comparing them to today's younger generation.


Sure, the baby boomers, did have access to coffee, and sometimes prescribed people cigarettes to smoke and other products which now days would be considered bad for you (everything gives you cancer now days right? :p), but they didn't have as much of it, or it wasn't as integrated into their daily lives, or was it? Again this is purely from conversations I've had with people, since I wasn't there I can't state this as fact ;)

Or do you reckon there's absolutely no difference, and we're actually in "a better place" than we were 60 years ago?

I agree that medically we're in a better place, and our understanding of disease, health and nutrition is better - but do our lifestyle reflect these advances or do you, like me, feel we're regressing slightly in terms of healthy living? I know there are a lot of tabloid headlines stating that we're becoming a nation of fatties, type 2 diabetes is on the increase, etc...

Now heart surgery and detection is becoming better - so whilst heart surgery may decrease, it's undoubtedly owing to better understanding. All things being equal I reckon the number would increase?

I guess what I'm driving at, is that as we're developing, are we taking for granted that the medical care will improve, and not being as careful, or is this a total non issue?
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They think that they worked for 40 years and are entitled to everything they get from the state. their wages did not cover even 1/10 of what they get back in return, the young generation are supporting the boomer generation.
They younger generation will pay more towards little while the boomer generation paid little for more.
 
Are you paid hourly or salaried ?

If hourly what rate ? Any extra for unsociable hours ?

Resident said:
I can attest to this. I've recently moved depts in work. The business I work for is open 8am-9pm 7 days a week and I've gone from a team of 65 to a team of 12 yet we still have to cover these hours between us. It means that there's less of us to cover the workload and longer hours and it's taking it's toll.

Typically on an 8am start because of travel I'm leaving my house at 6:15am, getting to work, working till 7pm (though there are 2 1/2 breaks) and then not getting home till nearly 9pm at which point there's only time for a quick meal, shower and then it's bedtime. I have no real 'down-time' until my day off which is spent just doing nothing as I'm knackered.

Caffeine is the only thing keeping me going tbh.
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I'm a Manager at NMUK and i can categorically tell you the generation the schools have churned out over the last 5 years is very very disturbing. The kids are cheeky and backchat all the time and show no respect. They don't know what to do with their right hand if it doesn't have a mobile phone in it and basically have a don't care attitude.

The amount of kids i've had to finish because of their attitude and work ethic is unbelievable, but it makes no difference because they have their beer money with the benefits they receive.

The poor teachers need to have more powers and show more discipline with a good clip around the ear etc, but considering how many broken homes and soft turn a blind eye parenting there is out there i fear the teachers are onto a losing battle......
 
You live, you die. What people fill the gap between with will vary wildly. While sad that some will burn themselves out sooner than others I don't think it matters in the long run :)
 
My main concern is how is this planet going to accommodate another 7 billion people in 20 years time or whatever. So many places are already overpopulated and struggling with hunger/poverty.
 
Energize said:
Caffeine is a very weak stimulant relatively speaking, most people just get a placebo effect from it. I can't imagine it contributing to any cardiovascular issues.
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As I said, it was merely a trigger point for the discussion, I was hoping to mature the OP (as it has) into the contrast of modern lifestyles vs previous lifestyles, I used the ease of access to the stimulants as a way to broach the subject rather than necessarily pointing the finger at caffeine - however, compared to what we used to drink, we seem almost addicted to those energy drinks.

We also seem to be unable to "switch off" completely.. always online, always watching tv, always having something to do - it's a little bit full on, I don't think our brains have quite evolved enough to cope with this? I know when I go on holiday I turn the phone off, and don't check emails/facebook or anything like that. I leave a contact number and that's it - what can I do from another country that's going to affect anything? Nothing.

It really goes back to the title - are we or the next generations certainly, burning ourselves out?

It seems that although a few differing opinions (which is normal and interesting to read) that whilst some people think it's all good, some share a genuine concern that things are bubbling away to a crescendo of something that we yet don't know.

Of course, we may all just calm down, and just settle into a homoeostatic state after the initial imbalance - which is what I think we as humans, will undoubtedly and invariably end up doing... however, I personally feel it'll get a little worse before we get to that state.
 
It will be interesting to see how our generation develops as we get into the later years. My nan is happy pottering about, watching occasional TV and generally taking things easy. I can't see our generation doing that, we'll be wired in, all the latest tech, never switched off, right up until our #deathbed.

Time for my morning coffee...
 
Freefaller said:
We also seem to be unable to "switch off" completely.. always online, always watching tv, always having something to do - it's a little bit full on, I don't think our brains have quite evolved enough to cope with this? I know when I go on holiday I turn the phone off, and don't check emails/facebook or anything like that. I leave a contact number and that's it - what can I do from another country that's going to affect anything? Nothing.
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Surely watching TV, being online etc is how some people like to switch off, like some people would read a book, go for a drive or go for a walk. It's just the way people relax is different now.
 
I forsee two options:

Big war kills most of the population

The world becomes more depressing with every generation

I reckon social mobility and quality of life died with thatcherism, the wealth divide is bigger than ever, nothing is made with pride or to last any more, we're overpopulated.
Wages and workers rights aren't ****, all the good work of trade unions has diminished so that rich business owners can grab increasingly large profits without doing any work.

There's no sense of community, and why would there be, everyone is so god damn obsessed with the latest fads, and consuming ****e we don't even need. Even if you are having a conversation they're glued to their god damn phone.
 
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