tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post115273365222568331..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 113Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1153005187655603912006-07-15T19:13:00.000-04:002006-07-15T19:13:00.000-04:00Sorry to say, it sounds like the writer doesn't li...Sorry to say, it sounds like the writer doesn't like college age kids. Sad.<BR/><BR/>AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152852467684933642006-07-14T00:47:00.000-04:002006-07-14T00:47:00.000-04:00I am a teenager, and while some of these things ap...I am a teenager, and while some of these things apply to some of these people, the vast majority of 18 - 25 year olds are not like this. It seems like this person has only been exposed to people who are extremly spoiled, or something. I maybe know one or two people like this, not a generation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152829070370188372006-07-13T18:17:00.000-04:002006-07-13T18:17:00.000-04:00Speaking of generational issues -- I had the fun t...Speaking of generational issues -- I had the fun this morning of accusing someone younger than I am of being an old fogey. :-) Perhaps this author is also.<BR/><BR/>More on the subject, there are how many million 18 to 25 year old people in this country & they are all flakes? This strikes me as so unlikely as to be worth totally ignoring, though in fact, it's gotten more comments than most queries. <BR/><BR/>I sure wouldn't buy it or read it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152818119924539732006-07-13T15:15:00.000-04:002006-07-13T15:15:00.000-04:00I think it would be better if the author wrote ess...I think it would be better if the author wrote essays about specific situations he/she has encountered instead of making rash generalizations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152817613239139652006-07-13T15:06:00.000-04:002006-07-13T15:06:00.000-04:00Yeah, change the name to "What's Wrong With These ...Yeah, change the name to "What's Wrong With These Little Bastards?" or "Christ on a Crutch, These Kids Today!"<BR/><BR/>Of course to really appeal to that market, you'll have to wear a wool cardigan, pearls, and those glasses with the little chain thingie that goes behind your neck in your publicity photos. Or you could just hire a Wilford Brimley look-alike to do the pic, and write under the name of Wilbur P. Hodges.<BR/><BR/>word ver. oooyuk. heh heh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152817364409922502006-07-13T15:02:00.000-04:002006-07-13T15:02:00.000-04:00Everybody, including this author, reaches an age w...Everybody, including this author, reaches an age where everybody younger than them doesn't seem to measure up. He or she is doing exactly the same thing his elders were doing when he was a kid -- telling them how dumb and lazy they were. And those elders endured it when they were young too.<BR/><BR/>It's true that many young people can't find Iran on a map or don't know who the vice president is. But it was equally true twenty years ago, or fifty years ago, or one hundred years ago (well, it was Persia on the map back then). A kid on the street in 1952 probably didn't know the kinds of things you're ranting about, either. <BR/><BR/>Ironically, less of a big deal was made back then, for the very reasons you cited -- helicopter parents, etc.<BR/><BR/>And I'm an old guy, I swear...<BR/><BR/>Author, didn't you hate it when older people ragged on you when you were a kid? Guess what you turned into...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152815704928960562006-07-13T14:35:00.000-04:002006-07-13T14:35:00.000-04:00can't tell me where a comma goes, or who were the ...<I>can't tell me where a comma goes, or who were the Axis powers in World War II</I><BR/><BR/>Germany, Japan, Italy. No, I did not google that. Oh, and I'm 21.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, that comment about WWII just really bugged me. Ahem. This sounds more than anyting like a venting of frustration by a middle-aged professional trapped in academia, who is insanely jealous of the vast world presented to people of my generation from their birth.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I could just be a whippersnapper who doesn't know anything about the real world and when I was your age we didn't have cell phones or iPods or MySpace and what's with MySpace anyway, in my day we went to the sock hop and shared a Nehi and walked 55 miles home afterwards because the Model T had broken down and they just don't make 'em like the used to...Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015037227580626815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152806210941260422006-07-13T11:56:00.000-04:002006-07-13T11:56:00.000-04:00Hey, I'm not much older than the 18-25 demographic...Hey, <I>I'm</I> not much older than the 18-25 demographic myself. Only I never really care to reflect on what's wrong with my generation.<BR/><BR/>Word verification: mumvow, the promise each generation makes never to grow up like their parents.Mad Scientist Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944489511151772939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152801153148374262006-07-13T10:32:00.000-04:002006-07-13T10:32:00.000-04:00Alternative tittle: "Cell phone envy".Sorry, EE, I...Alternative tittle: "Cell phone envy".<BR/><BR/>Sorry, EE, I just couldn't resist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152799625047778112006-07-13T10:07:00.000-04:002006-07-13T10:07:00.000-04:00Your children will have the honor of pledging alle...Your children will have the honor of pledging allegiance to Texas and singing Texas Our Texas every morning in school. -JTCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152799219092948612006-07-13T10:00:00.000-04:002006-07-13T10:00:00.000-04:00One thing never changes throughout the ages. It's...One thing never changes throughout the ages. It's the age old dilemma, that troubles the elderly, generation after generation: the young people. Guess what, oh wise and ancient author? When the generation you are dissing ages, they will say the same thing about young people. "When I was young, I only had a cellphone, but these people have (fill in the blank, whatever suits your imagination). What's wrong with these punks?" <BR/><BR/>Of course, you could always rename your book to "Young People These Days", or subtler "When I was young, there was no phones, and people had to go potty outside". Instant classic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152797457202497902006-07-13T09:30:00.000-04:002006-07-13T09:30:00.000-04:00JTC, after reading your post, I'm seriously consid...JTC, after reading your post, I'm seriously considering moving to Texas.<BR/><BR/>And I hadn't even considered that this query insults many of the men and women fighting the war in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>Tread lightly, kind query author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152794182229372002006-07-13T08:36:00.000-04:002006-07-13T08:36:00.000-04:00EE made a very good point about the troops serving...EE made a very good point about the troops serving in Iraq. This book would definately not apply there.<BR/><BR/>"A reader", It is true that most of us can't afford to go to college. But, just about anyone can qualify for a student loan. And, now, with the "B on Time" loan, the students do not even have to pay it back if they graduate in four years with a B average. That's a good deal if you have no money. Don't even get me started on how my son has to take a student loan out and many others go to school based on grants and scholarships that are only available to "minority groups". As of 2005 caucasians are not the majority in Texas. Where's my son's grant or special scholarship?<BR/><BR/>What's wrong with CNN? Check the ratings.<BR/><BR/>Finally, with the sparks flying because of the hot topic of the query, I would like to point out that some pretty hilarious fake plots were offered and have, unfortunately, been ignored. -JTCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152777786204718932006-07-13T04:03:00.000-04:002006-07-13T04:03:00.000-04:00I am from the 2X 18-25 yo generation, the one that...I am from the 2X 18-25 yo generation, the one that completely bolloxed up things with its goodtimesrockandroll free love, free drugs, free Willy attitude. My son is in the presently disputed 18-25 yo group, and he gives me great hope for the future with his common sense, work ethic, and eschewing of my generation's ridiculous concepts. Now if he'd just stop spending my money...<BR/><BR/>BTW, kis, I am in the market for an Angelina Jolie look-alike. Please send details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152773949956096322006-07-13T02:59:00.000-04:002006-07-13T02:59:00.000-04:00I have to agree with many that it isn't clear who ...I have to agree with many that it isn't clear who the market for this book is, as it certainly isn't 18-25 year olds. If the author can decide that exactly, then they can pitch the query in such a way that an agent can see the market as well.<BR/><BR/>On the general topic, I am a measly 32 year old doctoral student, and I am amazed sometimes what my local undergrads don't know - and how little interest they have in learning it. At the same time, I was sitting in a French 101 class a few weeks ago, and the prof asked who in the class had a job outside of school. Every single student in the class also works while taking a full load of classes. One worked a full 40 hours in addition to school. Another woman stumbled in one day with a dazed look, but on asking it turned out she worked at the mall until 6:00 AM. There are certainly issues here, but the idea that they are all lazy seems not to be one of them.pacatruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125048243775811714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152772595691404132006-07-13T02:36:00.000-04:002006-07-13T02:36:00.000-04:00I'm another one in the 18-25 category, and I whole...I'm another one in the 18-25 category, and I wholeheartedly agree with "aspiring writer." Yes, there are a lot of people in this generation that are everything described in that query letter and more. There are also people who are exactly the opposite. I'd be more inclined to consider reading this if there was a bit more neutrality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152768605305928592006-07-13T01:30:00.000-04:002006-07-13T01:30:00.000-04:00This book will sell like hot cakes. I base this p...This book will sell like hot cakes. I base this prediction on the sales of "Generation X," which explained that my cohort (and the querier's, I suspect) consisted entirely of slackers without ambition or ideals. The Millennials--that's the current 18-25-year-olds--were going to save the world. How the mighty have fallen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152768484166155862006-07-13T01:28:00.000-04:002006-07-13T01:28:00.000-04:00Apparently Dwight the Troubled Teen is an old thin...Apparently Dwight the Troubled Teen is an old thing from David Letterman (I never watched Letterman so I didn't realize this.) So no, he's not a teenager, although I originally thought so too.<BR/><BR/>This book does nothing for me. Sorry.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083327647412477394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152767353892604932006-07-13T01:09:00.000-04:002006-07-13T01:09:00.000-04:00I was recently treated to a presentation by MTV's ...I was recently treated to a presentation by MTV's director of public affairs, and he opened the eyes of this nearly-forty, white male. The 18-to-25 set these days are in fact growing up in a world of complications and issues never before seen (that could be said of many generations). Teenagers multitask with iPods, IM, cell phones, text messaging, homework, TV... all at <I>once</I>. An old fart like me can barely keep up with three of those at one time.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I digress. I think the author has a point, but his approach appears to come, unfortunately, from the academic white-tower approach. Get in touch with MTV. Make friends on the inside. Those people <I>know</I> the 13-to-25 generation and help set the trends. Get them to provide you source material or at least some vetting of the opinions and "facts" you present.<BR/><BR/>Finally, to all you 18-to-25-year-olds out there who are offended by this slant: Wait til you grow up and start reading the letters to the editor of your local paper in an election year. People are divided. Not all opinions agree. This book's existence is entirely valid; if you disagree, write a rebuttal book. That's how it works these days. Better yet, write a rebuttal MySpace page and create a grassroots effort to discredit the book before it's even published. Just be sure to get the commas in the right places.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152765530622688332006-07-13T00:38:00.000-04:002006-07-13T00:38:00.000-04:00I don't think the book would find a wide audience....I don't think the book would find a wide audience. You can hear these kinds of opinions any day of the week from a whole generation of old fogeys. (And no, I'm not from the 18-25 generation. Geesh. I'm probably older than the querier.) What makes these essays worth reading?<BR/><BR/>I suggest sending them in to various magazines that print essays. Try "MY TURN" at Newsweek magazine and other outlets. If some start getting printed, then you've got more credibility for pushing your essays as book material. <BR/><BR/>Self-examination may sell. Blame and criticism of others is boring. (And I'll say that to Ann Coulter, too, if I see her anytime soon!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152764889361078232006-07-13T00:28:00.000-04:002006-07-13T00:28:00.000-04:00Pissed myself laughing.Pissed myself laughing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152762684181342472006-07-12T23:51:00.000-04:002006-07-12T23:51:00.000-04:00Boorish and arrogant. I would not read this book.Boorish and arrogant. I would not read this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152762315866337912006-07-12T23:45:00.000-04:002006-07-12T23:45:00.000-04:00When I was 18-to-25, my peers were generally cleve...When I was 18-to-25, my peers were generally clever and witty, and we were respectful to our elders (when they deserved it).<BR/><BR/>But 18-to-25-year-olds nowadays are vulgar idiots and they don't have any respect for <I>anybody</I>.<BR/><BR/>And things get worse every year. I'm doing a monograph on the subject. It's called "Get Off My Lawn, You Damned Kids". I've written the first 400,000 words so it's about half done.Mazementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05582737613375371386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152760672675499572006-07-12T23:17:00.000-04:002006-07-12T23:17:00.000-04:00Excuse me.I am an 18-25-year old, and I find the p...Excuse me.<BR/><BR/>I am an 18-25-year old, and I find the premise of this essay collection down right insulting. I am English major at a respectable university, and I know where to place a comma. My "analytical and practical skills" are just fine, thank you very much. I don't own an iPod, and while I do have a cell phone, I'm hardly the techno-obsessed freak that your generalizing essays want to portray me as. <BR/><BR/>I could rant and rave some more, but I learned a long time ago that if people have decided to be pitted against a group of people (be that an age, a race, a gender, a sexuality, what have you), the greatest arguments available will not change their minds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1152756450401046322006-07-12T22:07:00.000-04:002006-07-12T22:07:00.000-04:00Hmmm. Who's the target audience? 18 - 25 year old...Hmmm. Who's the target audience? 18 - 25 year olds? Based on this query, sounds like these essays might be a sort of rant or might have a certain preachy quality and my guess is that the 18 - 25 crowd won't be rushing out to buy rants directed at them. <BR/><BR/>NBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com