Yeah, but you have to remember that once we all were all that stupid and forgetful. Quite frankly it took us years to figure out that slavery and child labor were a bad thing so really this is a step up. Kids will be kids, let them have their fun for now. It's not like he is showing how to make a molotov cocktail just some child playthings.Terminate421 said:
Seriously, todays youth?
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I see nothing wrong with this video. He's just being creative, a quality that is sorely lacking in the world today.
Kinda reminds me of that guy that made an AK-47 out of legos a while back.
Kinda reminds me of that guy that made an AK-47 out of legos a while back.
This is pretty much what I had in mind. We tend to forget that we weren't much better in our youth. Who can honestly tell me they didn't play with fire even just a little bit when they were a kid? Or blow up something in your microwave by accident because you wanted to see what would happen? How about disobeying parents/guardians just for the sake of spite and rebellion, even if they were being reasonable? I know a couple of kids who get annoyed when I joke that teenagers are stupid, and when they call me on that I just say "I know they are, because I used to be one of them."RandomWords said:
Well he's conquered the principal of if you can't beat them with brute force then cheat. He'd be handy if society falls to a zombie plague but really he's just a child. It's obvious that he doesn't mean harm; he's just so excited to show us this new and cool skill he has gained that he hasn't thought of the consequences. Those incidentally are us judging him as 'disturbing' and maybe some impressionable thicko killing another person.
So he gain a little basic knowledge of ballistics and has created some weapons (which follow similar designs). He doesn't document any particular way of using them to a deadly effect, unless you fucking hate balloons and to be honest he'd have a hard time actually doing harm because by the time he's loaded and aimed the people he's aiming at will already have mobbed him what with children being brutal little bastards when they're unsupervised for five minutes.
So he gain a little basic knowledge of ballistics and has created some weapons (which follow similar designs). He doesn't document any particular way of using them to a deadly effect, unless you fucking hate balloons and to be honest he'd have a hard time actually doing harm because by the time he's loaded and aimed the people he's aiming at will already have mobbed him what with children being brutal little bastards when they're unsupervised for five minutes.
Kind of creepy I guess, just because of some of the things people decide to share on youtube.
At the same time, it's not like this is new or anything. You say "today's youth" when I'm sure kids have done this for generations, I know I made little "weapons" when I was a kid for the sake of playing with toys so I could add drama, or knock one of my GI Joes over without touching them to make it look more cinematic
Plus as long as the kid doesnt use them on people or is actually trying to hurt other people, I see nothing wrong with it.
At the same time, it's not like this is new or anything. You say "today's youth" when I'm sure kids have done this for generations, I know I made little "weapons" when I was a kid for the sake of playing with toys so I could add drama, or knock one of my GI Joes over without touching them to make it look more cinematic
Plus as long as the kid doesnt use them on people or is actually trying to hurt other people, I see nothing wrong with it.
I love what this kid has done.Really,he is gonna end up as some kind of super genius in his own right
"I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint."
You know who said that? Hesiod in 700 BCE. Just think about that for a moment.
You know who said that? Hesiod in 700 BCE. Just think about that for a moment.
This question is asked every generation.Bravo Company said:
well if you're building your own crossbow to hunt for food for your family you're saintly, but if your hunting people then you're evil. Context.Bravo Company said:
The fact that he made it doesn't disturb me. I hope he pursues this and makes other tools. We need more resourceful engineers.
Todays youth are no worse than todays adults and elderly. There are going to be (as always, and as with any group) some good apples, some bad apples, and a handful of durians.
That clothes pin gun is fantastic. C'mon, credit where credit's due.
At least if he ever gets sent to prison he'll rule the damn place.
At least if he ever gets sent to prison he'll rule the damn place.
Sorry to alarm you but people have been complaining about the youth of their time for the last five thousand years.
So far none of them were right.
Or all of them were, which puts us out of discussion,
because we are just these miserable young brats who have silly ideas like to let black people vote or like treating women equally.
So far none of them were right.
Or all of them were, which puts us out of discussion,
because we are just these miserable young brats who have silly ideas like to let black people vote or like treating women equally.