Are human beings getting worse and worse after each generation?
829191
Society is evolving, some generations are getting better, some worse.\n\nOver time natural selection will take over, the people who do "better"  will continue, those who do not will fade away.
621216
Yes. Generations come and generations go, but the earth lives forever.\n\nRelax, enjoy life here on earth, and have a nice day.
345295
Didn't you mean "What do you think of celebrity baby names?" Just kidding.  Actually, this is something that I think about often.  I believe that my generation will begin to witness the demise of the middle class (by which I mean the lower and middle middle classes, not the upper middle class).  The reasons for this breakdown are, I imagine, extremely complex, and I doubt very much that I am qualified to render a competent analysis.  I will speculate that the most fundamental cause of this phenomenon is complacency.  This generation of people seems genuinely unconcerned with any kind of political education, which need not be formal at all.  As long as people really are more interested in what goes on in the tabloids than the political and social forces that are eroding our society as we know it, social and governmental elites will continue to protect their own interests at the expense of those from whom, theoretically at least, they derive their power.  Change requires recognition, and as long as we bury our collective heads in the sand, nothing will be done.  This nation seems to be following the path of all fallen empires.  We are so incredibly overextended that taking care of the needs of the bulk of our own population is simply no longer a primary concern.  The number of people in this country living without access to health care bears this out, and this is by no means the only issue faced by the lower and middle classes.  We will either wise up, or experience the kind of unrest and violence that such social divides inevitably bring.  I hope for the former, but expect the latter.
105577
No, but the lack of a similar increase in psychological growth in mankind has caused our technological development to outstrip our maturity as a species.  The sudden increase in information and the resulting challenges to everyone's world views due to access to the web and instant information should be sufficient to give us a chance to catch up a bit.  Then the technology will be much easier to handle and use wisely.
81072
Things will change and i think for good. Human beings will stop playing with nature.\n\nIn next 25 years the whole world come very close and there would not be any problems of race, cultures and terrorism as people will slowly realise that these things dont help a community to grow. \n\nScience will open new doors and we cant even think what all new things we'll see in next 25 years.
354443
I'm a baby boomer and I completely agree with you. What you didn't mention is that we are probably one of the single most self centered and selfish generations around. You can thank the poor educational system, widespread family breakdowns, multigenerational welfare families, and various unwinable wars on us and our refusal to acknowledge reality. Good luck. You'll need it.
19410
It's a cultural shift to the age of information. People become jaded about life and love when they are bombarded with internet porn, unattainable bodies, soft drink ads, and winning free ipods. The ideals of our grandparent generation are gone. I don't think that there is all bad to come of this shift, i believe that we are more aware and informed then ever. We have way more options then the you have to marry girl down the street or the person you parent picked out for economic reasons.
892801
i think the world is going down hill fast i think 20 yrs ago was alot better really...technology is nice but it has took over so much people can't seem to live without it
898472
Not yet.  We will be once our demands outstrip our resources.  Then it will be like the Dark Ages in Europe when many will die from pestilence and war.  After that, there will be more resources available per person than there has been in a long time.  There will be what can only be considered a new Renaissance.
649713
My grandmas grandmas grandma said the same thing...Each new generation blames the one following it....Things were never easy....Before technology people died of diseases that are now curable, women died in childbirth, children died from all kinds of diseases,,,,,thing were never easy
330408
Our grand children or at least our great grandchildren will live in a really ugly world filled with violent people. They tend to get that way when food is scarce, and even the larger animals (bears, panthers, dogs, etc) will consider man a rather choice meal since their prime natural resources will be sorely diminished.\n\nThere is a massive domino effect that most do not even consider. The majority of the so called Civilized Worlds live for now, and tomorrow be damned. Or so it seems.\n\nYou and those (including myself) who are concerned, unfortunately do not make up the majority of whom it requires in stopping the global warming process (or slowing it down). Sad stuff. It really is.
1117787
Yes..definitely there is something called 'Generation Gap'.But it is a term given by humans only.The idea is to define the difference in opinion and views that emerges between an elder person & an offspring.This might be because of the reason that as the time changes, world get advanced day by day.Thus, the environment n circumstances which might be different at the time of elders, changes by the time of our next generation.But it can surely be overcome if we try for it.The only thing is to maintain an understanding level with the elder or youngster, so that the outlook of both starts matching.The understanding of facts is a must here.This might require compromises & adjustments and adaptations can take place gradually.Since the elder has experience of life,hence, his point shall be heard well.But as the situation gets different with time, therefore the elders must also try to get a little open minded, broaden their thinking spectrum and get adapted to the current environment.\nOn the whole, in order to cut-out this generation gap, both belonging to different generations, ought to give space to each other!
1077999
i think it would be much worse coz there will be no guidance on how people should behave... we will be like those caveman years again always killing each other... religion today is much more like business but the true essence of religion is how to make people better
800742
I've noticed this all over not just in movie theaters, it has brought down society and civilization in general. I hope one day we fix it so our children don't have to tolerate it also. Things haven't always been like this it started about 15 years ago and seems to be getting worse.
1039061
i think its getting worse cause parents and schools are getting more and more lazy in how they teach and morals, parents are getting younger and younger(which is fine i was a mom at 16)but some of these young mothers don't want to spend time and love their children they want to see what their missing which leads to kids feeling lonely and left out their self esteem lowers they become depressed and turn to crime as an outcome
690710
I wish I could say yes. But the fact is, as long as there are humans, there will be hate. I do believe younger generations are more open minded, but there will always ignorant ppl!
457484
I think so.  Kids are growing up way before they should, the people of the world ar in a 24/7 non-stop rut, there seems to be something new out there to buy every day, and people won't stop criticizing the beliefs of others.\n\nMy head is spinning, there are not enough hours in the day to do and think about everything that's expected of us.