Face Palm For Our Future

Snaggletiger · « **on:** October 31, 2023, 10:01:38 AM »

Well honestly, there have always been stupid people, so maybe this is the future I was worried about.

Remember when there were these things called Record Stores? There was no internet to download your music from at the touch of a button. You actually drove to the Mall and walked in the store, to flip through the albums. If you heard something you liked, and didn't know who played it, you would go and give them as much information as you had, and see if they could find it for you.

Such was the case about 20 years ago. I heard a song on the AM/FM radios, that I assumed was called "Birmingham". It was. I loved the tune and thought it might be something I wanted to work up on the guitar, so I went in one of our record stores and asked the guy if he knew what artist sang Birmingham. He started typing, paused a few seconds, looked back up at me an asked....

"You mean, like the State?"

A few seconds of awkward staring, before I simply nodded, and said, "Yes, the State".

Fast forward to yesterday. I guess stupid applies to a lot of things, because I found myself at the McDonald's drive-thru. Okay, save it. I was hungry, it was right there, and no one was in line. I order my delicious Quarter Pounder w/Cheese, pull up to the pay window, and before the rocket surgeon takes my money, she hollers to someone in the back...

Terrell....is Alabama a State?

Did I hear that right? If I had any questions, they were answered.

Terrell...is Alabama a State? That will be $6.95. Snags receives card back and proceeds to pull forward, only to hear...

TERRELL....IS ALABAMA A STATE?

wesfau2 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 31, 2023, 11:05:07 AM »

Breaking news: minimum wage workers not as smart as local lawyer.

Film at 11.

GH2001 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 31, 2023, 11:29:18 AM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on October 31, 2023, 11:05:07 AM

minimum wage workers not as smart as local lawyer.

I expect a min wage worker to be less savvy than a professional seasoned adult. I know your comment was tongue in cheek (although snags prefers it in his butt) but I think the concern here is HOW much dumber some of these kids are now. They don't even know basics of geography, money, history, civics, etc. It's really the first time I've seen it this widespread my adult life. Its concerning.

wesfau2 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 31, 2023, 11:53:49 AM »

Quote from: GH2001 on October 31, 2023, 11:29:18 AM

I expect a min wage worker to be less savvy than a professional seasoned adult. I know your comment was tongue in cheek (although snags prefers it in his butt) but I think the concern here is HOW much dumber some of these kids are now. They don't even know basics of geography, money, history, civics, etc. It's really the first time I've seen it this widespread my adult life. Its concerning.

There's always been a robust populace of idiocy.

WiregrassTiger · « **Reply #4 on:** October 31, 2023, 11:59:29 AM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on October 31, 2023, 11:05:07 AM

Breaking news: minimum wage workers not as smart as local lawyer.

Film at 11.

BULLSHIT

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #5 on:** October 31, 2023, 12:05:28 PM »

I don't think most teenagers can read an actual clock. It's all on the phone. Why would they try and figure out what those little arrow thingies are pointing at?

Numbers.

wesfau2 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 31, 2023, 12:27:11 PM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on October 31, 2023, 12:05:28 PM

I don't think most teenagers can read an actual clock. It's all on the phone. Why would they try and figure out what those little arrow thingies are pointing at?

Numbers.

Did you also decry the loss of the abacus and slide-rule with the advent of the pocket calculator?

It's ok to let old tech die when better shit comes along.

chinook · « **Reply #7 on:** October 31, 2023, 12:29:17 PM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on October 31, 2023, 12:05:28 PM

I don't think most teenagers can read an actual clock. It's all on the phone. Why would they try and figure out what those little arrow thingies are pointing at?

Numbers.

have you ever tried to carry a sun dial? akward.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #8 on:** October 31, 2023, 02:16:34 PM »

Quote from: chinook on October 31, 2023, 12:29:17 PM

have you ever tried to carry a sun dial? akward.

^^This^^

GH2001 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 31, 2023, 03:30:40 PM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on October 31, 2023, 11:53:49 AM

There's always been a robust populace of idiocy.

It's more the floor at which we've reached with it. The low is much lower than the low of years past. We're talking basic knowledge here. There is no way society can function if there are more people like that, than NOT.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #10 on:** October 31, 2023, 03:41:03 PM »

I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, um, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq and everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uh, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future.

Snakebite · « **Reply #11 on:** October 31, 2023, 05:32:47 PM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on October 31, 2023, 03:41:03 PM

I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, um, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq and everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uh, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future.

Not gonna lie… I thought this was a quote from Kamala Harris before looking it up to be proven wrong. Initially I was relieved, but the fact that it was my first thought and it was believable gives further credibility to your take. We’re fucked.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #12 on:** October 31, 2023, 05:43:12 PM »

Quote from: Snakebite on October 31, 2023, 05:32:47 PM

Not gonna lie… I thought this was a quote from Kamala Harris before looking it up to be proven wrong. Initially I was relieved, but the fact that it was my first thought and it was believable gives further credibility to your take. We’re fucked.

Far from it. As long as we keep helping South Africa, Iraq and the Asian countries, we'll be building our future.

AUJarhead · « **Reply #13 on:** October 31, 2023, 05:57:36 PM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on October 31, 2023, 05:43:12 PM

Far from it. As long as we keep helping South Africa, Iraq and the Asian countries, we'll be building our future.

Our country won't go on forever, if we stay soft as we are now. There won't be any America—because some foreign soldiery will invade us and take our women and breed a hardier race.

Chesty Puller

War Damn Six · « **Reply #14 on:** October 31, 2023, 09:24:18 PM »

To ask the question no one is asking…

What song did you think was named Birmingham?

Birmingham Tonight?

Paint Me A Birmingham? Blech.

Birmingham? Double blech.

Do you still have the Telluride vinyl?

War Damn Six · « **Reply #15 on:** October 31, 2023, 10:11:05 PM »

That led me down a rabbit hole of…

Telluride
Tommy Shaw and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra
Los Lonely Boys
The Band
JT
Lisa Loeb
Dido
Ruth B.
Kenny Wayne Shepard
Blink 182
Vanessa Carlton
Sixpence None The Richer
Cranberries

I don’t know how to feel…

Kaos · « **Reply #16 on:** October 31, 2023, 10:20:23 PM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on October 31, 2023, 11:05:07 AM

Breaking news: minimum wage workers not as smart as local lawyer.

Film at 11.

But they should make $20 an hour.

GH2001 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 01, 2023, 08:42:40 AM »

Quote from: Kaos on October 31, 2023, 10:20:23 PM

But they should make $20 an hour.

They said so....just cause.

wesfau2 · « **Reply #18 on:** November 01, 2023, 09:25:04 AM »

Quote from: GH2001 on November 01, 2023, 08:42:40 AM

They said so....just cause.

No, not "just cause."

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #19 on:** November 01, 2023, 09:42:59 AM »

Quote from: War Damn Six on October 31, 2023, 09:24:18 PM

To ask the question no one is asking…

What song did you think was named Birmingham?

Birmingham Tonight?

Paint Me A Birmingham? Blech.

Birmingham? Double blech.

Do you still have the Telluride vinyl?

Birmingham - Amanda Marshall

Virgil Spencer's got a 19-inch Hitachi
And many demons lingering
Friday night, he pulled a gun to change the channel
Something that he picked up from the king