Comments on: The dumbest generation. Gee, thanks.

By: Enough Wealth

Enough Wealth — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:06:03 +0000

Julie, you labelled my creative writing “snarky” and “obnoxious” without even adding a smiley! I’m devastated ;(

AND you made an indirect insult regarding how my parents raised me… triple wow. ROTFL

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:21:08 +0000

Enough Wealth, didn’t anyone ever teach you that adding a “wink face” to a snarky comment doesn’t make it any less obnoxious? And, two in one comment… wow.

By: Kara McGuire

Kara McGuire — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:02:08 +0000

This is hardly a book review…but when I get my hands on it and read it, I’ll let you know…

By: Enough Wealth

Enough Wealth — Sat, 17 May 2008 10:00:02 +0000

Ah yes, the generation so smart they can do a book review without bothering to read it

BTW Mike, I love your comment “I… take exception to ANY blanket assumption/label”

By: mike d

mike d — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:44:57 +0000

Sunday’s Strib Arts section had a nice review about a contrasting book, “Here Comes Everybody” by Clay Shirky, about the massive collaborative power of the internet. So take that, Bauerlein! (I’m almost 33 but take exception to any blanket assumption/label like that - even if it IS to sell books.)

While the “English teacher’s son” part of me also laments the proliferation of bad spelling and grammar out there, another part of me says that needlessly focusing on it is counterproductive to creativity. If someone has a great idea, I don’t really care if they spell it “definately” in an IM or an e-mail. Now, if they’re trying to transfer me some money from a Nigerian bank account, that’s another story….