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Originally Posted by reeferaddict
Couldn't agree more with you Brad and if ANYONE on this board is any kind of "guru" you are it...
In defense of the young people though, we DO tend to talk down to them I think in part because of the way they talk... much like the way WE talked different than our parents and previous generations... maybe the expressions in use by younger people today are misunderstood by some of us senior statesmen... the fact that the youngsters are taking up reefkeeping instead of hanging at the local "hang out" and taking up crack smoking says to me that they're already headed in a positive direction, so when one asks something why don't those of you that have POSITIVE information and encouragement say something and provide the guidance these people are looking for instead of offering up defeatist statements. Especially in THIS of all hobbies! C'mon people! There is not any one right way to do ANYTHING in this hobby! Every system and organism are different and we are a group of people with varying philosophies and budgets... so let's give these kids the same respect and latitude we give to each other and by golly some day one of 'em might just discover something IMPORTANT by accident because as mentors we taught them it was OK to think FREELY...
Everybody have a nice day!
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Thank you for saying this. I work with kids every day who smoke crack and throw their lives away. I guess that's why I find the younger ones here to be refreshing. They're not, after all, throwing punches at me and telling me to go **** myself.
I'm a little disappointed in the community here, which I've come to respect and admire.