Youth

[Anonmon]

This rant is not new, it was made by every generation on the the subject of the generation that succeeded them since the dawn of civilization. People do this because they're never sure if their children can handle the world once they pass it on to them. This doesn't make the rant useless, it's perfectly healthy and understandable. Just my two cents.

First of all, you're dead right. Every generation makes this rant about the next. Second of all, where did you get that awesome Terry Pratchett quote?

I find that a person's inner personality tends to remain fixed from birth to death. Only concentrated effort on the part of the person to change can actually affect real change. Everything else only teaches the person how, when and to whom to express their inner personality for best results.

So someone who acts like a moron or an asshole as an 11-year-old kid remains a moron or asshole at age 30; they've just learned how best to behave like a moron or asshole to accomplish what they want.

In converse, if someone acts like a moron or asshole as a kid, they do so because they are a moron/asshole. Their age is irrelevant.