Linda, I understand how you feel. It's disheartening, your frustration is reasonable. I was a foolish teen also though. I'm guessing you probably wouldn't endorse every teen age choice you made.
I don't want to give them a pass just for being young, but I think the amount of propaganda on social media is something we never delt with. I think for many of us who didn't use any social media until our 20s, it's easy to dismiss the power of it. But look how easily it made adults radicalize over the years on Facebook. I get the impression being a teen on Tiktok is 3x as easy to be fed lies.
So I can't shame you, Linda. Bt I think it's important to remember, these types are gettable. So it's not just being sympathetic but thinking strategy. We need as many as we can get. They are not MAGA Red caps. We can talk sense to them, I think. But correcting the wall of lies will not be easy.
I appreciate your thoughts. Frankly, I made few regrettable choices as a teen, twenty-something, or later. My father was a military officer, and I was an excellent student; observed the house rules about drinking, partying, premarital sex; left for a university 17; graduated in 3½ years; married my husband at 20; worked until we had children; and went back to work at 40, obtaining my CFP, CTFA, and securities licenses. My husband served as an officer in the US Navy for 20 years, and while he deployed on 4 ships, I did everything else. I'm out of sympathy for those who support the travesty, the Felon-in-Chief. They are traitors as much as he, himself, is. Nevertheless, I remain engaged and try to be open-minded. Today, I simply am too tired.
Thoughts and prayers for "these young people." I'm fresh out of sympathy for fools.
Linda, I understand how you feel. It's disheartening, your frustration is reasonable. I was a foolish teen also though. I'm guessing you probably wouldn't endorse every teen age choice you made.
I don't want to give them a pass just for being young, but I think the amount of propaganda on social media is something we never delt with. I think for many of us who didn't use any social media until our 20s, it's easy to dismiss the power of it. But look how easily it made adults radicalize over the years on Facebook. I get the impression being a teen on Tiktok is 3x as easy to be fed lies.
So I can't shame you, Linda. Bt I think it's important to remember, these types are gettable. So it's not just being sympathetic but thinking strategy. We need as many as we can get. They are not MAGA Red caps. We can talk sense to them, I think. But correcting the wall of lies will not be easy.
I appreciate your thoughts. Frankly, I made few regrettable choices as a teen, twenty-something, or later. My father was a military officer, and I was an excellent student; observed the house rules about drinking, partying, premarital sex; left for a university 17; graduated in 3½ years; married my husband at 20; worked until we had children; and went back to work at 40, obtaining my CFP, CTFA, and securities licenses. My husband served as an officer in the US Navy for 20 years, and while he deployed on 4 ships, I did everything else. I'm out of sympathy for those who support the travesty, the Felon-in-Chief. They are traitors as much as he, himself, is. Nevertheless, I remain engaged and try to be open-minded. Today, I simply am too tired.