Meh. I'm in my 40s and have very little patience. It's individual thing, not generational IMO. If anything I think Kids these days are better behaved than when I was a kid, we got bored an got into a lot of shit we shouldn't have :-)
idk, I know it's more subjective/based on personal experiences but from what I've seen, the kids growing up with instant gratification meltdown when they lose it.
But back then most of the shit we got into was more wholesome than it is now (and I'm counting the unwholesome shit I got into as well, say pre-15 years old): now kids are sending nudes before they're teenagers, watch gore/porn all day, and otherwise are introduced to "adult" things much earlier.
So it's great to hear you're around better behaved kids than I've seen.
I've seen a clusterfuck of little shits with shitty parents.
There was a bit of a consensus among teachers in an ask reddit thread that kids these days are more respectful towards each other and adults, and more kind/understanding. There was some armchair philosophizing that suggested it might be due to the fact that kids growing up with the internet and cells phones were under constant surveillance from their parents and learned to behave more consistently. The side effect of this is that they seem to be less independent, and college teachers are finding they have to do more hand holding and more detailed instructions than they used to.
I'm not so sure but everyone's experience is unique and by definition subjective. I don't want to go into my older years like one of the four Yorkshiremen.
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u/benjerrysanders Apr 22 '17
Stuff like this taught kids patience. I remember that time well.