Learning How Not To Be A Snowflake

Posted by $ allosaur 8 years, 2 months ago to Philosophy
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Anyone here ever care for a safe space to shelter their tender feelings? Such as when Trump won? This article will help explain why so many lib young people displayed conniption fits and even tears.
From the article~
Resilience, a crucial emotional attribute for a happy and successful life, is in decline across college campuses and workplaces.
The head of counseling at one major university recently observed "a decrease in the ability of many young people to manage the everyday bumps in the road of life." In a memo, which was shared by Psychology Today, he wrote, "The lack of resilience is . . . thwarting the emotional and personal development of students." :

Hm, having copied the above and previously read the article, me dino suddenly wonders if this silly safe space nonsense demanded by students at some colleges is derived from living in a bubble at home. Or maybe in a bigger bubble like in all of San Francisco.
Me dino selected Philosophy as the category if for folks having an, ah~insufficiency in that department?

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  • Posted by Solver 8 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I had a real problem with hitting my kids but that doesn’t mean that I didn’t punish them when needed by taking away their toys or locking them in their “safe” room.
    Most of the time though, it was just a hard love talk.
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  • Posted by DrZarkov99 8 years, 2 months ago
    Teaching children that no matter how well or badly they perform that they're "special," and that everyone deserves to win destroys their sense of appreciation for accomplishment. When reality smacks them in the face with failure, they're not prepared to decide what to do next. The instinct of a prey animal is to hide, and we've turned a generation into prey animals that don't even have a "fight or flight" response when faced with a challenge.

    This creation of herds of prey animals was no accident. Authoritarian socialism works best when the populace is docile and easily led, and those wanting to become a powerful elite want no part of a people who are independent and capable.
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  • Posted by GaryL 8 years, 2 months ago
    Back in the 50s and 60s growing up if me and my brothers got out of line Dad was right there every evening to knock us back in line with a good old fashion ass wooping. OH-Wait, I think they made that illegal and call it child abuse these days.
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  • Posted by Ben_C 8 years, 2 months ago
    Affluence is a double edged sword. Had this discussion with one of my friends who owns a management company. He has real problems finding people who want to work. He feels the entitlement attitude is pervasive in young adults that come from affluent families and these kids have never really had a real job. We live in a very liberal town with few blue collar workers. I blame the parents for not kicking their kids in the ass and telling them to pay for their own gas and food. A helping hand - sure, but not total subsidy.
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  • Posted by jimjamesjames 8 years, 2 months ago
    "Maturity"

    "The ability to recognize what has to be done and the willingness to do it without being told."
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  • Posted by Solver 8 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    A little bit of socialism can be good when you are very young but a lot can be deadly as you grow up.
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  • Posted by maxgeoac 8 years, 2 months ago
    What do you expect from a generation that had their parents hovering over them 24/7? They couldn't go out and play on their own, without their parents or guardians being there, even at another parent's house (If they ever went out at all). They couldn't go into the kitchen without a parent asking what they needed. Although the one thing they also needed help with and never got was with homework (Unless the parents basically did it for them). When your parents make all your decisions, how is one supposed to learn to deal with and make decisions on their own?
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  • Posted by chad 8 years, 2 months ago
    I would like to use the snowflake test to identify and rid ourselves of them . . . . . but I seem to be melting!
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 8 years, 2 months ago
    Hmm...maybe increase the amount of carbon in the environment therefore raising the temperature so that instead of being a "snowflake" you can now be a "Drop of Rain"...or what we used to call people that were downers...a drip!

    No need for a safe place...a drop of rain is welcome in most places...as long as it doesn't get carried away. It takes a lot to change a rain drop into something else where snowflakes need only a few degrees of temperature change...to stay a snowflake does infact require a safe space.
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  • Posted by Solver 8 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Ultimately parents are responsible for their children. When parents avoid this, the far left bent state schooling systems take over. This primarily is what has been churning out these angry young adult snowflakes.
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  • Posted by exceller 8 years, 2 months ago
    I think being a snowflake originates in the home these students are coming from. Most of them grow up without directions to follow in life. They grow up as weed, with no guidelines from their parents who are too busy with their own lives and let the kids manage on their own. The result is they attach themselves to other kids or an older person who seem to be representing their own concerns but have no idea about the right path.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 8 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Old dino is pretty sure I could ace that snowflake test.
    Actual job skills? Depends on what they are.
    But me dino is 72 with a pension.. Me done.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 8 years, 2 months ago
    I think this article understates the problem. It describes character flaws that I suspect have always been with humankind, e.g. fear of failure, and tacitly invites readers to pat themselves on the back for not having these flaws. But I sense something new is happening. I think the pendulum is swinging the other way (hopefully) with this new emphasis on "grit".
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  • Posted by Solver 8 years, 2 months ago
    The HR department of any business that wants to be successful should weed out snowflakes and cultural maxists during the interview phase. Expect yelling, and to be called a racist, sexist, homophobic, Islamaphobic, bigot that supports the rape culture of the privileged straight Christian white male patriarchy, when you say, “no!”

    Use the snowflake test,
    https://youtu.be/L-7tu40PNAY
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