It's not a "younger people's thread." It's a thread for the benefit of younger people. Just like this isn't a younger people's forum. It's a forum for the benefit of the subject of women's health.
Sexuality in the open isn't new. Twenty years before I was born, a generation ago, the ideas of free love were rampant. It's not a "kids these days" issue. My generation didn't invent drugs, theft, or lying. We didn't invent loveless sex. They call prostitution "the oldest profession" for a reason.
The young adult who "brags" about their problems are calling out for help. They're prettymuch begging for the validation that their actions are incorrect in some way.
Caroline, I see such anti-youth in your opinions. People are stubborn, people make mistakes "because they can." People have attitudes. Young and old make the choice. How about those older men who make the choice to cheat on their wives with some "young thing" and end up alone? That sounds like a stubborn, "because I can" kind of decision to me.
Sure, "kids are smart." Your IQ stays the same your whole life through. But you can be as smart as you want without the information to make the correct choices, and lots of young adults aren't finding that information; they don't know where to start looking.
The young aren't beasts suffering from the disease of hubris. Sure, we feel invincible ... until you experience death near you, what else are you supposed to feel? Some of us are forced to learn caution the hard way, but the others can be helped by learning from the mistakes of others.
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