Indeed! Who started that bullshit anyway? My now college age kids were in hockey and Irish dance. In hockey you won or lost....no trophies if you lost. In Irish dance (totally subjective), the judge either awarded your dance or didn't. Thank goodness my kids were in sports where they didn't get those participation trophies. It's absolutely what is so wrong with our young adults now.
I'd add the UPenn water buffalo incident (1993). The Toronto Star pondered then: "What Race Is a Water Buffalo?" Perhaps the beginning of the Victimhood Olympics: Who's gonna take the gold, black women sorority or Israeli studying student? Somehow "It's Wednesday at midnight so STFU", was seriously balanced by 'they said mean things.'
The sociologist Roy F. Baumeister was a big fan of the self-esteem movement. Like all-a them. But then he looked at the results of it. Sure, the kids thought *very* well of themselves. But on comparing the U.S. with other nations? Performance DEcreased. Which, if You think about it, just stands to reason.
Stands to reason we have so many namby-pamby adults with no resilience in their bones. No, not single cause, but a big one.
Everything went to shit after the first participation trophy was handed out.
Indeed! Who started that bullshit anyway? My now college age kids were in hockey and Irish dance. In hockey you won or lost....no trophies if you lost. In Irish dance (totally subjective), the judge either awarded your dance or didn't. Thank goodness my kids were in sports where they didn't get those participation trophies. It's absolutely what is so wrong with our young adults now.
but the orange slices were delicious
Hard to identify the straw that broke the camels back. This is one-a the contenders, no doubt, among many,
I'd add the UPenn water buffalo incident (1993). The Toronto Star pondered then: "What Race Is a Water Buffalo?" Perhaps the beginning of the Victimhood Olympics: Who's gonna take the gold, black women sorority or Israeli studying student? Somehow "It's Wednesday at midnight so STFU", was seriously balanced by 'they said mean things.'
It is unserious to attribute complex problems to a single cause, especially if that cause plays into one's own pet ideological commitments.
The sociologist Roy F. Baumeister was a big fan of the self-esteem movement. Like all-a them. But then he looked at the results of it. Sure, the kids thought *very* well of themselves. But on comparing the U.S. with other nations? Performance DEcreased. Which, if You think about it, just stands to reason.
Stands to reason we have so many namby-pamby adults with no resilience in their bones. No, not single cause, but a big one.
I don't think he is saying it is a single cause, but participation trophies are a cause of the unserious movement.
This.
Pablo Antonio, are you serious?
Here's a participation trophy for you, for figuring shit out
I want one too!
Sure
One of the best comments ever!!