Since the Enlightenment, humans have demonstrated dramatic moral progress. Almost everyone in the Western world today enjoys rights to life, liberty, property, marriage, reproduction, voting, speech, worship, assembly, protest, autonomy, and the pursuit of happiness. Liberal democracies are now the dominant form of governance, systematically replacing the autocracies and theocracies of centuries past. Slavery and torture are outlawed everywhere in the world (even if occasionally still practiced). The death penalty is on death row and will likely go extinct sometime in the 2020s. Violence and crime are at historic lows, and we have expanded the moral sphere to include more people as members of the human community deserving of rights and respect. Even some animals are now being considered as sentient beings worthy of moral consideration.

My 8 year old struggled to read the article, then stole $5 off of the kitchen counter..



But in all seriousness, I believe the IQ part, no question about it... But the moral?



I, personally, feel this is way off base. The new generation, I call them the Entitilists, have a very poor moral compass. They will only do something, if even or greater reciprocation is offered in return. They expect things to be given and not earned. They feel that respect is not earned, that respect is their right and you must respect that.

I'm sorry, each and every generation tends to be denounced as having lost the moral compass of the one that came before. And yet we are still here. Everyone reading this has been part of a generation denounced by their elders.

Right, and look at how society has changed? When I was a kid, I would be out of the house at dawn and back in time for dinner. Having to call from whatever friends house, however many miles away every once in a while, if that. I would never let my kids do that now. When I was a kid, if I forgot to lock my front door, no biggie, I would never do that now. I am 38, so not "too old".

Younger kids are committing more heinous crimes, kids are becoming sexually active at a younger age and becoming parents, 2-Parent working households are becoming the norm, forcing a Videogame/TV babysitter to raise the kids.

Look at how crime has changed from just 30 years ago and tell me that our moral compass hasn't changed.

FYI- All this is my personal opinion. I have no citations to back it up. Just my view on how the world has changed.

I've heard the "play all day, leave doors unlocked, but not anymore" going back to my grandmother, who grew up in the Depression.

As for the other points, I need to look at data for the crimes. Sexually active, or maybe sexually aware? Regardless, once a person hits puberty, they are basically wired to fuck. The only question is how society responds. I doubt post pubescent children fucking is something new, I do think they are exposed to more sexual awareness than other generations, both good and bad, and the result of that has to be handled by the parents. Some will give out birth control and have frank talks, others will demand total chastity.

OH come on! there was a damn post on this. kids are now active at 12 and younger., and BJ are not considered cheating. Your a writer go research it.

Slavery and torture are outlawed everywhere in the world (even if occasionally still practiced).