[lit-ideas] Re: UN question
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:30:35 -0400
I can't remember where I heard it. If I find the link I'll send it to you.
Sounds right though, that it was a television event. Even among adults 9/11 is
being forgotten. NYC is back to and above it's pre-9/11 tourist levels.
Katrina did not inspire a mass migration away from the coasts. Californians
live with the threat of natural disaster all the time and they're not phased
for the most part by the yearly natural disaster (fire, flood, quake, mudslide,
whatever). I read somewhere too that teenage angst is as much myth as anything
else. Teenagers need to work and pay rent, take their minds off of themselves.
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Hi, Andy!
I have to go read this article, but this was sent out to us in Libraryland by
the one who works with teens (young adults) in the Missouri State Library.
Granted, I don't know *all* young people <g>, but I have not ever met a single
one (or, in the reading/research that I do, have heard of) any who feel that
way. I don't know who the discussion was with/between, but I'd be interested
to know. Most of the young ones have a sense of powerlessness unless/until
they have figured out that it is going to be all up to them to fix things. Then
they are pretty focused on gaining the tools that it will take to do so. Gen
Xers might <g> as they are pretty self-protective and not really interested in
the social world at large--for a variety of reasons. They are pretty much in
the mainstream of working or close to it, now. Gen Y (the Millennials) are a
whole different demographic. (most of the marketing studies 'out there' are
fascinating as they compare the different generations)
Best,
Marlena in Missouri
The New York Times has a very interesting article this morning, titled: "Life
in the Teens: Families Confront a Perilous World." I've pasted a little
snippet below, but if that doesn't link you to the article, simply go to the
NYT site and read it yourself. You are required to register to read stories
online, but there is no charge.
While, as librarians, we cannot prevent disasters, we can do a lot by just
being caring, listening adults for young people who have way too much to worry
about.
"The New York Times published a story
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/20/fashion/thursdaystyles/20TEENS.html?pagewanted=1>
today, reg. required, about how teens today are living with the reality that
terrorists can and do attack and that natural disasters can change your life in
an instant. They are bombarded with the same news and information that makes
most of us feel like the world has become a very dangerous place. From the
article:
'Still young enough to feel helpless at the prospect of a serious emergency but
old enough to understand the stakes, they carry a nagging concern that calamity
could shatter their lives at any time.'"
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From: Andy Amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:32:02 -0400
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: UN question
> [Original Message]
> From: Mike Geary <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 10/20/2005 10:16:00 AM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: UN question
>
> AA:
> > Instead, humans' warlike nature will prevail, with or without oil.
>
> Oh, Andy, you're such a cynic. If everyone thought like you, there'd be
no
> Disneyland.
>
You know what this is doing to my self esteem, don't you? Do you care?
Speaking of Disneyland, I heard a discussion recently that said that the
attacks on 9/11 were viewed by most of the young people of this country as
a television event, i.e., they had no reality to them.
Andy Amago
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> Mike Geary
> Memphis,
> home of Beale Streetland
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