James Pearl Thinks Blogging is Dead

UtahJoe said:
As a gen x'er....Ya I see see some of this in my life, its interesting...But the generalizations I just had a hard time accepting...this need that every generation has to look back and think about how tough they had it and how the current generation are a bunch of snowflakes. My dad made a great living because nobody could fix their own cars in the 70-80s...and they were pieces of shit compared to modern cars. Like ya, some people fit that mold...but then MTV also became a sensation bc millions of kids were sitting on their asses doing nothing all day.

I see this with "Action Park" on facebook....every month, there is a post about action park and then 500 gen X'ers commenting that they somehow survived it, like it was a soviet gulag. They were SOOOOOO tough, so badass...the ***** kids today could never handle that park.. I spent tons of time there as a kid, and it was batshit crazy and awesome...but bottom line...its STILL there....my son goes in the same wave pool that ~6 people died in...same high dive...tarzan swing, slip and bleed slide....etc...Its still super fun....But as a kid...I thought this was like extreme...That tarzan swing was scary to me at age 11....today...my son laughs at it as hes doing backflips off of it. They go an do these rides as a cool down after ripping laps at creek....which is like exponentially more dangerous than anything at the water park lol. I feel like being almost 50 and still being out on the ski hill, DH park, water park...whatever (ok I retired from the trampoline park) maybe I see what kids today are doing moreso than your average 50 year old FB poster...While yes, I know there are snowflake kids in our current generation, I generally reject starting sentences with "the kids today".
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Man, IDK, maybe the creek local's aren't the best gauge.

The majority of the kids I see in normal suburbia are 100% softer than we were 😀
 
stb222 said:
Man, IDK, maybe the creek local's aren't the best gauge.

The majority of the kids I see in normal suburbia are 100% softer than we were 😀
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I would agree that using creek locals is not a good barometer. That said, I can say with confidence that the creek local being used for this example has likely played more video games on his phone this year than I did in my entire childhood. So I don't think we're entirely inaccurate here.

That THAT said, every generation says the following generation is softer. And they're probably right. I am perfectly fine not having had to go through the Spanish Flu, as an example. That THAT THAT said, with the current administration, that may all be coming back.

I found the video to be 1) extremely accurate to GenX in spots, b) accurate for all generations in spots, and c) off the mark in spots. Generally I was entertained though.
 
Snowshoes

Finally we have reached a rare time in life called, White People Justify That Snowshoe Purchase From Years Ago. We almost had it 4+ weeks ago but the rain that topped the snow rendered it pretty ice-breaker-ish when all was said and done. Yesterday and today we have been out there a total of 3 times blazing the trail at the local county park where we walk the dogs every day. Yesterday was tough for Bear as he MUST be in front, which made the going tough for him. But since then he's been loving it with a path to make it a bit easier.

I know this won't last but I really do enjoy this alternative to riding inside. I have not done an inside ride since last Thursday and I am hoping we get a few more of these days where we go out after work and pack down the trail a bit more.

I wish this level of snow were normal here. I would love for this to be a part of the normal winter routine. While I know this is going to prolong the start of the mountain bike season, I really do love the amount of snow we've gotten this year and the opportunity to do something else, as well as to justify this snowshoe purchase from some years back.

We also own XC skis. We'll see what tomorrow brings.

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Norm said:
Snowshoes

Finally we have reached a rare time in life called, White People Justify That Snowshoe Purchase From Years Ago. We almost had it 4+ weeks ago but the rain that topped the snow rendered it pretty ice-breaker-ish when all was said and done. Yesterday and today we have been out there a total of 3 times blazing the trail at the local county park where we walk the dogs every day. Yesterday was tough for Bear as he MUST be in front, which made the going tough for him. But since then he's been loving it with a path to make it a bit easier.

I know this won't last but I really do enjoy this alternative to riding inside. I have not done an inside ride since last Thursday and I am hoping we get a few more of these days where we go out after work and pack down the trail a bit more.

I wish this level of snow were normal here. I would love for this to be a part of the normal winter routine. While I know this is going to prolong the start of the mountain bike season, I really do love the amount of snow we've gotten this year and the opportunity to do something else, as well as to justify this snowshoe purchase from some years back.

We also own XC skis. We'll see what tomorrow brings.

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Do you use/need the walking poles for snow shoeing as I noted D is not using them ?

Asking as a newbie since I got a free pair of decent snow shoes from a friend and I want to try it out and have not done it ever before.
 
iman29 said:
Do you use/need the walking poles for snow shoeing as I noted D is not using them ?

Asking as a newbie since I got a free pair of decent snow shoes from a friend and I want to try it out and have not done it ever before.
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We don't, but I think a lot of people do. We did note last night that they would probably be helpful. If we did this more often I imagine we would start to use them as it's only a matter of time before one or both of us would fall over.
 
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