The Snowflake Generation

[Steve]

I agree that todays teenagers are at least as bright as my generation, they are not learning the same skills, because they don't need to.

For example, as a teenager I was forced to learn how to work on my car because it was an unreliable piece of crap that needed regular servicing. More modern cars are much more reliable and affordable, so teens don't need to spend their weekends fixing them.

Unfortunately they are losing skills that might become useful once again if the global economy crashes.