What does our generation fear?

[llafnwod]

Our generation fears individualism more than anything. If someone is different, they are constantly ridiculed until they conform to the accepted ways of society.

That sort of talk starts to lose its weight when you realize some 30% of people are out saying the exact same thing.

 

[photog212]

How about losing there home or job?

That'd be one boring horror.

It's late and I've been drinking so excuse me if I come off as an a-hole but I believe this is a sound and legitimate fear. Those of us that have families to provide for spend many a night awake due to this. With the recent economic collapse and slow economy this is a fear I personally have grappled with. There is no longer a boogie man to fear. The USSR collapsed, most deadly disease is controllable (in the west), we have stared into space and found nothing, we welcome technology with open arms, and most of us don't fear the unknown.
I may be reading to much into this, however I found your casual dismissal of the fear of joblessness a bit offensive.

P.S. feel free to ignore the ramblings of a late night drunkard upon your presumably light hearted topic.

 

[Kortney]

This is generation kill buddy, where children are being desensitized to violence as early as possible.

I've heard that been said before, and I think that's a load of rubbish.

I think generation kill belonged to people from Ancient Rome or Medieval England. People today are incredibly sensitive towards death. If you see someone die you get free counseling and grief management sessions. The real "generation kill" members were dropping off like flies through sickness and battle and no one really cared.

Edit: on topic, I think terrorism or unemployment/lack of money are today's biggest fears.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

No internet.

 

[1gremlyn1]

Losing all technology, and having to communicate face to face. Or global warming, a lot of people seem afraid of that.

 

[E.X.D.]

How about losing there home or job?

That'd be one boring horror.

It's late and I've been drinking so excuse me if I come off as an a-hole but I believe this is a sound and legitimate fear. Those of us that have families to provide for spend many a night awake due to this. With the recent economic collapse and slow economy this is a fear I personally have grappled with. There is no longer a boogie man to fear. The USSR collapsed, most deadly disease is controllable (in the west), we have stared into space and found nothing, we welcome technology with open arms, and most of us don't fear the unknown.
I may be reading to much into this, however I found your casual dismissal of the fear of joblessness a bit offensive.

P.S. feel free to ignore the ramblings of a late night drunkard upon your presumably light hearted topic.

Your right that is a valid point but I don't see the potential that could have for making a good horror suspense story.

 

[StrangerMouse]

Emotional responsibility, equality, tolerance, acceptance of the concept of subjectivity, clowns.

 

[ace_of_something]

I'm from Gen X... from what I can tell most people's biggest fear is having a job that isn't 'creative'

 

[li-ion]

being sober

 

[Johanthemonster666]

To the person who made this thread-

I don't think you have a clue as to what our generation fears either. Terrorism is a HUGE one for many across the world and the only ones who aren't are smug and spoiled westerners like you and myself.

Personally I think our generation fears hitting rock bottom. The Great Depression is a distant memory for anyone born after 1935, but I don't think many "escapists" on here would be able to imagin losing their homes, jobs, and all their finances. So yes, failure of the economy, failure of technology,failure of environment sustainability and the failure of civilization (things we've been afriad of since the days of the Cold War.. only now Global warming,overcrowding,shrinking resources and mutated diseases have been added to the mix).

Just look at all the zombie apocolypse movies that have come out..what do they all have in common? The total breakdown of society and a small group of people banding together to face what's left over when the world as they knew it is completely gone.

 

[Yureina]

The realization/belief that the generation before me completely sold my nation down the river into debt in order to satisfy their own vanity. Because of them, things now appear as if the "good days" are over and that things are only going to get worse. It may not be a "greatest fear", but the idea that life is in decline is certainly the starting point for the creation of many fears from that point, be it the collapse of society, WW3, or some other catastrophic event.

Just my opinion.

 

[MattyDienhoff]

I fear the inevitable collapse of economies which rely on the constant consumption of limited resources.

 

[Lust]

Hmmmmm.....

Some fear Sex,
Drugs,
Apathy,
Economic collapse,
Chaos,
Terrorism,
Fear,
Spiders,
3D,
Sequels,
Remakes,
Failure,
Death,
Homosexuals,
Ignorance,
Religion,
Equality,
Liberals,
Conservatives,
Insanity,
Socialism,
Communism,
Fascism,
Nationalism,
Capitalism,
Nihilism,
Anarchy,
Boredom,
Communication,
Racism,
Theft,
Murder,
Rape,
Love,
Hate,
Greed,
Pride,
Zombies,
Global Warming,
Aliens,
End of Days,
Reason,
Pregnancy,
Abortion,
Change,
Elitism,
Disease,
Poverty,
Authority,
and Trust.........................

...........to name a few.

 

[Billion Backs]

The entire generation is a bit too much of a big and diverse group to target, no?

It doesn't appear that most people think at all in their daily lives, they just simply go on living mindlessly. So I don't assume they've got much in terms of fears.

Our generation fears individualism more than anything. If someone is different, they are constantly ridiculed until they conform to the accepted ways of society.

Eh, wouldn't that be the 50s generation or something? Last time I've looked, there are plenty of accepted "differences" compared to, say, 3 or 4 decades ago. Y'know, the entire LGBT community being legal and able to represent themselves and accepted in mainstream society, and stuff like that.

If anything, we're closer to accepting various differences then any other time.

Edit: For me, descending into dark ages of emotional-guided idiocy and superstition - religious or otherwise - would be among the top "fears". Although with my generally bleak view of the world, it's not much of a fear. If that happened, I'd just become a secular terrorist fighting a world of faith and idiocy. Irony.

 

[Dexiro]

Some sort of apocalypse maybe, people make a hell of a fuss over them.

 

[Audio]

The wrath of Admins or parents taking away the internet.

NNNnnnoooooo~ lol

Wish it was the 80s again. That was cool

 

[Rein Saiko Zobel]

getting so comfy with the easy life that you are too weak and lazy to do anything when faced with a challenge.
we should fear that at least...

 

[Chogg Van Helsing]

something that we dont understand and don't kow abuot. that is humanity's fear in general...

so in short... ME

lol