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walrus01 on April 19, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why some researchers think I’m wrong about social ...

What's funny is that it's the baby boomer generation that created the concept of giving out participation awards to their kids and overly helicopter parenting them, and then 25, 30 years later complains "all these young people are so coddled and soft and wants recognition for the smallest thing!"

stametseater on April 20, 2023 [–]

A 'generation' isn't a person, it's a massive slice of population. It would be very bizarre if they all had consistent beliefs.

There's no shortage of boomers who've been ridiculing participation trophies from the day they first became aware of them.

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