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Originally Posted by shimniok
YouTube doesn't represent what the majority of people do
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I have to agree. I have two college-age sons, and they don't do things like that. Their classmates don't do things like that.
Ranting about "the younger generation" just tags you as an old geezer, probably out of touch with today's young people.
If you're curious, volunteer at your local YMCA, Boy Scouts, Future Farmers of America, soccer team, high school science club, whatever, and see whether those kids are doing anything that would attract a lot of attention on YouTube. Probably not.
That said, I confess that when growing up in the 1960s, my friends and I used to bring our .22 rifles to the dump and shoot rats -- along with anything breakable, such as dishes, vinegar bottles, and probably even a few old radios. We may have tried to shoot a few TVs, but a .22 would just ricochet off the typical CRT face. I'm sure I would remember if any had imploded.
Today's electronics are cheap, disposable commodities, for the most part. It is often cheaper to get a new one at Fry's than to have the old one repaired. The last time we had a TV repairman come to our house, he basically laughed at me while writing out the bill. If you have to throw the piece of junk away, why not have a little fun and smash it first?
Phil