tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516326066185312823.post7274493354883150550..comments2023-06-28T08:58:32.444-06:00Comments on Plastic Manzikert: Five Quick MusingsKelsey Athertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530487540461606153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516326066185312823.post-461894829915723992008-05-18T11:52:00.000-06:002008-05-18T11:52:00.000-06:00Unlike the social contract that is formed by conse...<I>Unlike the social contract that is formed by consenting adults at the moment of codification, ... youth age into an existing social contract. This partly explains the tendency of the young towards discontent in any and all systems</I><BR/><BR/>Not universally. Rising into an adult status (and social contract) is only a burden if you see yourself as entitled to have adult rights without adult responsibilities. If you've grown accustomed to having lots of rights and few if any responsibilities (as many American youth have, since the 1950s), of course you're going to chafe at being held accountable to society.<BR> You would have found today's forum by Peter and Elizabeth Chestnut about their relations with NM's Pueblos very interesting, socially and politically. The Pueblos handle transition to adulthood differently, with arguably better results.Busyhandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292564899266435469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516326066185312823.post-17714627353916747642008-05-17T19:19:00.000-06:002008-05-17T19:19:00.000-06:00I didn't think the cartoon looked favorably on the...I didn't think the cartoon looked favorably on the cult family, it just made the point that it's tricky to say who "belongs in the culture."Christine Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02291622244158872449noreply@blogger.com