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Originally Posted by el_draco
In fact, I have met some young people who are simply amazing on every level but, alas, the ratio of brilliance to "other sapiens like species", has shifted substantially in the wrong direction.
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Has it? The present generation does better at IQ tests than any preceding generation. If they face a problem maturing it's not the nanny state, it's helicopter parents. I'm of that generation that were allowed to go out and get a few bumps and scrapes (and I have the scars to prove it) and so learn boundaries, consequences and independence. Not long ago I saw a 6yo who was stopped from jumping off a rock about 1m high in case he hurt himself. I used to jump off the shed roof! (and the pain in my ankle told me not to jump off anything higher). I see too many kids who never get out from under the wing because mom is afraid of the big bad wolf. I blame the sensationalist media for that. By any measure the crime rate is going down but parents are more scared than ever of what might happen.