Generation X - Rebels Without A Clue...

[nicholas]

I didn't... but I like it...

You'll probably like this one too.

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[Franko]

@ nicholas
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

That's one of the best music vids I've seen in a long long time, thank you for that...

(Sad thing is, it's true... :eek:)

[runequester]

have to put up with a lot of self entitlement where I work. Kids who figure they can come to work 15 minutes late every day.

My favourite is people who text message me 15 minutes before their shift starts, telling me they have a doctors appointment, and wont be in all day.

Never knew that doctors appointments take 8 hours, and are only scheduled 20 minutes in advance.


Then they bitch when their paycheck sucks.

[whabang]

have to put up with a lot of self entitlement where I work. Kids who figure they can come to work 15 minutes late every day.

My favourite is people who text message me 15 minutes before their shift starts, telling me they have a doctors appointment, and wont be in all day.

Never knew that doctors appointments take 8 hours, and are only scheduled 20 minutes in advance.


Then they bitch when their paycheck sucks.

Yeah, one would think that once your bus has been 20 minutes late every morning for the last week the morons would figure out that they should take an earlier bus, but nooooooo!

Btw, we told our guys that they weren't allowed to call in sick through email or text messages. That cut our sickness absence rate in half. It's much harder to lie when you need to lie directly to someone's face.

[Retro_71]

Yeah, one would think that once your bus has been 20 minutes late every morning for the last week the morons would figure out that they should take an earlier bus, but nooooooo!

Btw, we told our guys that they weren't allowed to call in sick through email or text messages. That cut our sickness absence rate in half. It's much harder to lie when you need to lie directly to someone's face.

NICE I like that!!! file away for furture reference mind you i would actually have to hire someone that would last more then 2 weeks... Is it me or are they really getting dumber??? Got sick of correcting all the mistakes (had to do 2-3 times the amount of work), so for now i would rather fly solo (ok so i do about 25-35 hrs overtime), i am much saner now... not that, that is saying much.

P.s. Hands up people if you sick of the out and out lies that you get now days in people resume!!!!

[whabang]

It doesn't have anything to do with intelligence; they're usually smart enough when it comes to finding new ways to get away from work. :lol:

The problem is that kids nowadays never get to take responsibility for their actions. The first time is usually when they get fired for the first time, and then they don't have a clue about what they did wrong. I blame the parents.

Look at me now, I sound like some grumpy old fart!

[Karlos]

Look at me now, I sound like some grumpy old fart!

Join the club, sir.

[the_leander]

The problem is that kids nowadays never get to take responsibility for their actions. The first time is usually when they get fired for the first time, and then they don't have a clue about what they did wrong. I blame the parents.

Not just the parents.

[GadgetMaster]

A certain 'bedroom programmer', Elon Musk, wrote a computer game called Blastar in the 80s?

I bet if Generation-X check out what he's upto nowadays those 'rebels' won't feel so clever.

If creating a game mod is all they see as their life's achievement and their mark on this world then the future looks bleak.

[GadgetMaster]

@ nicholas
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

That's one of the best music vids I've seen in a long long time, thank you for that...

(Sad thing is, it's true... :eek:)

Yep great vid. :lol:

They need to make a new one featuring the Cleggyameron coalition.

[Franko]

The sad & scary thing about watching that doc was most of these guys had been to uni and were supposedly well educated...

The odd thing I've generally found with uni educated folk are there are two types...

The ones who came from a working/middle class background who leave uni and still struggle to find a decent job and have to fight to create a decent career for themselves despite the fact they are very intelligent and have a lot of common sense about them...

The other type, who were born with a silver spoon in their mouth, go to uni cos Daddy was so rich and It just wouldn't do if his offspring didn't have a degree of some sort. They leave uni still none the wiser not one ounce of common sense between them but because of Daddies old boy network they walk straight in a career for life and get paid for being as thick as sh!te...

And Cameron is trying to sell us his "big society" crap I bet the bugger doesn't even know what society means without some civil servant explaining it to him...

[Kesa]

I have to disagree with a lot that has been written here.

I saw the documentary as well and thought it was OK until they got to generation x. I thought it was silly and i didn't think it represented modern gamers in any way. It was not an accurate depiction of modern games and gamers. But i also think the part about the mods was correct but i feel people on this thread have misinterpreted what it means. In my opinion mods are the beggining of a possible future of games where gamers are not relient on game companies and are instead able to make thier own games themselves. So this would be correct that they are fighting the establishment. An example of this would be freedoom. Also if you look at the recent rise in popularity of internet games such as java and flash as well as smartphone apps you will see that these games are so simple that anyone can make them. This is fighting the establishment in my opinion.

Another thing. Everyone is quick here to laugh off the modders rebelling against the establishment as being silly. It's funny because it kind of sounds like amigans turning to aros as a way to "fight the establishment"   :confused:

[Kesa]

Another thing. For the record i agree that this generation is lazy. I think higher education is a priviledge and not a right. I think a lot of people go to university just so they don't have to get a job :madashell:

[nicholas]

The sad & scary thing about watching that doc was most of these guys had been to uni and were supposedly well educated...

The odd thing I've generally found with uni educated folk are there are two types...

The ones who came from a working/middle class background who leave uni and still struggle to find a decent job and have to fight to create a decent career for themselves despite the fact they are very intelligent and have a lot of common sense about them...

The other type, who were born with a silver spoon in their mouth, go to uni cos Daddy was so rich and It just wouldn't do if his offspring didn't have a degree of some sort. They leave uni still none the wiser not one ounce of common sense between them but because of Daddies old boy network they walk straight in a career for life and get paid for being as thick as sh!te...

And Cameron is trying to sell us his "big society" crap I bet the bugger doesn't even know what society means without some civil servant explaining it to him...

Many years ago the local Tory councillor wannabe was trying to drum up votes in the pub.  She started waffling on about all the standard far right bullshit they come out with off-camera and made the mistake of mentioning the word "society" within my earshot.........

"But there is no such thing as society" I shouted across to her

"According to who EXACTLY?" said she.

"Margaret f**king Thatcher!" I replied.

She proceeded to leave the pub.

[nicholas]

Another thing. For the record i agree that this generation is lazy. I think higher education is a priviledge and not a right. I think a lot of people go to university just so they don't have to get a job :madashell:

You've obviously not got a Degree.

[Kesa]

The most absurd statements came from the authors and so called "Generation X" diddies who wrote games like "9/11 Survivor" and claim that these games actually put the player in a place where they could experience what it really feels like to be in an actual real life, life or death situation... No you stupid twats it's a game on a computer screen and until you actually experience a life or death situation in real life no computer game is ever going to cause you to physically shit yourself or actually kill someone else in order to save your own life...

Have you actually played some of these modern games? It's not an attack but i think for someone to criticise something they first have to know what they are talking about. You have many times  in the past stated you have no interest in modern games and hardware but at the same time you are quick to dismiss them

I think some games like call of duty are quite realistic. I feel this game has taught me a lot and it has been a real opener in certain ways. Same for other games too. Also don't forget about VR which has been used succesfully to treat certain conditions. My point is games can approach a certain realism that can not be denied.