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young adults are the "participation trophy" generation

Posted on: August 15, 2025 at 10:46:33 CT

Joeboo MU

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Everyone is supported for whatever they want to do as a child because they are a unique flower that is the most special person in the world.

"No child left behind" policies, helicopter parents that belive their child can do no wrong, and the era of participation trophies for everyone does not prepare you for the realities of adult life

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I was at a preseason college "scrimmage"/pep rally recently - Mormad MU - 8/15 10:07:30

A great majority of the population have no athletic skills - ERB KC - 8/15 13:51:20

This happened back twenty years ago when I was at - tgr MU

- 8/15 10:55:38

Yeah, I get the "never played basketball" type or not good - Mormad MU - 8/15 11:01:19

She was probably a transgender - playhard KC - 8/15 10:19:18

The men were probably faggoty liberals - Bosalphus KC - 8/15 10:23:53

They were more like basement nerds - Mormad MU - 8/15 10:36:48

lol (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 8/15 10:41:52

Basement nerds seems more likely. Plenty of those - SabertoothTiger MU - 8/15 10:41:49

how else are we going to be able to bring home an Esports - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 8/15 10:51:24

basement nerds are now the majority - phrejd STL - 8/15 10:45:40

I'm not saying you aren't correct. I think there are - SabertoothTiger MU - 8/15 10:55:48

sure but all that is 100% because of Revenge of the Nerds - phrejd STL - 8/15 11:00:12

Damn sir mix alot. So catchy. Damn him to hell.(nm) - SabertoothTiger MU - 8/15 11:02:10

RE: I'm not saying you aren't correct. I think there are - meatiger MU - 8/15 10:57:52

true and that has been the case for a while.(nm) - SabertoothTiger MU - 8/15 11:03:04

Shouldn't they be at some musical then and not - playhard KC - 8/15 10:27:17

Who is out there claiming to be a beta male? - Bosalphus KC - 8/15 10:29:16

Nice try, but huge logical fallacy here - Eggs MU - 8/15 10:22:56

I bet 80% of the population couldn't get the ball to the - playhard KC - 8/15 10:25:36

80%? I'll take rectal extractions for $500 Alex (nm) - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 8/15 10:27:52

So they shot free throws - meatiger MU - 8/15 10:18:09

Half-court shots - Mormad MU - 8/15 10:41:57

I've been saying for quite some time that I bet birth rates - Diamond Dave MU

- 8/15 10:15:32

man I don't know - o'lineydisciple MU - 8/15 11:04:52

just look at Japan. We're about 30 years behind them with - Joeboo MU

- 8/15 10:30:32

Its ok. Robots and AI are going to win out anyway(nm) - SabertoothTiger MU - 8/15 10:35:05

I'm down with having a sexbot maid in my golden years - Joeboo MU

- 8/15 10:48:35

The struggling to get along economically isn't - Bosalphus KC - 8/15 10:34:38

young adults are the "participation trophy" generation - Joeboo MU

- 8/15 10:46:33

I have faith in today's teens though. whatever the group - phrejd STL - 8/15 10:49:44

My kids are both teens. I've beat them down - SabertoothTiger MU - 8/15 11:09:36

same. and my kids have never beaten me at anything - phrejd STL - 8/15 11:31:25

It's a tightrope....pushing them to be better without - Mormad MU - 8/15 11:12:46

agree about the tight rope. There are certain things - SabertoothTiger MU - 8/15 12:09:58

Have a Son in college right now I can tell you that is - Carlos Rossi KC - 8/15 10:25:16

RE: I've been saying for quite some time that I bet birth rates - meatiger MU - 8/15 10:22:13

year 'round traveling sports for kids - Bosalphus KC - 8/15 10:23:25

I don't disagree but it typically makes for better athletes - playhard KC - 8/15 10:30:25

we had great people in the sports they specialized in - meatiger MU - 8/15 10:40:03

they are creating money making machines for the - SabertoothTiger MU - 8/15 10:45:49

Exactly, youth sports is insanely expensive, especially - playhard KC - 8/15 10:59:23

I agree it does but I'm not sure it helps the overall - SabertoothTiger MU - 8/15 10:33:48

You're either in those or you arent playing. Vast majority - SabertoothTiger MU - 8/15 10:29:46

I understand that parents hands are tied - Bosalphus KC - 8/15 10:41:38

I agree. I think its fine for all of them. The super - SabertoothTiger MU - 8/15 10:59:47

Except the clubs won't let you in some cases - Mormad MU - 8/15 10:46:37

RFK needs to have mandatory TRT - Bosalphus KC - 8/15 10:20:27