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[–] -3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (10 children)

Ah yes, the ancient Egyptian complaint about 'this generation' spending too much time on their phones.

Timeless!

Edit: I love that that this one keeps getting down voted and my explanation comment keeps getting upvoted. Never change fediverse.

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  • [–] 38 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    You joke, but one of the big Greek philosophers (Socrates maybe? I dunno) had a big rant about how relying on written texts instead of memorizing everything would make people stupid.

    The specifics have changed, but "those damn kids" type complaints are truly timeless.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

    "The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders and chatter in the place of exercise."

    • Socrates Kenneth John Freeman, for his Cambridge dissertation published in 1907, summarizing complaints directed against young people in ancient times.
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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Not a real Socrates quote. It’s very popular to make up this genre of quote.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    Oh damn, TIL.

    It was crafted by a student, Kenneth John Freeman, for his Cambridge dissertation published in 1907. Freeman did not claim that the passage under analysis was a direct quotation of anyone; instead, he was presenting his own summary of the complaints directed against young people in ancient times.

    From Quote investigator

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