[joedev]

I have little fear that people are deferring life's enjoyment. Ask a professor today and they'll likely present an opinion opposite of how the author sees people. Many of today's youth expect an "A" grade just for showing up, easily accept praise, and comfortably feel they are the best at what they do.

[rohansingh]

> "The world is passing through troublous times. The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint. They talk as if they knew everything, and what passes for wisdom with us is foolishness with them."

[verisimilitude]

I believe rohansingh is saying that youth, as a group, are always castigated by the generation preceding them.

[sliverstorm]

-- Peter the Hermit, A.D. 1274