I'm becoming convinced that we are in the middle of a crossroad as a society, in terms of youth culture.

Kids today are too politically correct and morally desensitized at the same time. Bunch of Jonas Brothers listening bastards going home to watch some German teen get decapitated by a Ginsu knife on the internet. Something is not right about that last sentence. The game is fixed and it's high time that the script get flipped on this generation.

Don't say bad words, question authority, speak the word of God, make independant judgement, read books not in line with school curiculum, listen to music you find anywhere other than VH1 at four in the morning, eat this, drink that, smoke weed, look at thy neighbor cock-eyed, or go down south with a trunk full of illegal gay immigrants looking to get married and take your jobs.

On the contrary; Do believe everyone, not speak out, feel like everyone is against you, feel insecure about everyone feeling insecure about your insecurities, be afraid (be very afraid), whatever it takes to protect yourself, isolate yourself if it makes you feel safer, fear differences in gender, sex, and race, not educate yourself, become a model citizen and member of a conformist and upbeat society hellbent on making up all the rules while making up all the rules as they go along.

It can all get pretty confusing for a child these days; seeing two extremes to every issue and never getting a chance to just be a fucking kid. I sure as hell never had to worry about terrorists and overtly political cultural undertones when I was growing up. "Hey Vin, want to come over and play Super Nintendo?" "Sure." That was back when the biggest worry for a kid was wondering if you remembered to bring your second controller so you could play two-player in Battletoads/Double Dragon. Those were good times to be alive and seven years old.

I remember in late-high school having to start doing "red-alert drills." These were in the, apparantly likely, event that a terrorist attack occured on school grounds. These drills can easily be juxtaposed over the old air-raid drills of the 50's and 60's. Both had good intentions. Both also wouldn't save you from a fucking spitball, let along a nuclear attack or the breakout of an Anthrax strain. All I had was "Don't talk to strangers" and "Be sure to stay away from Billy; he has Chicken Pox and his parents felt it important for him to not miss a single day of school this year." Also, the occasional scream from a child of "Jimmy just farted. Eww." was used about as frequently as the letter Y was as a vowel.

As far as the actual culture of today, or lack there of, is concerned; it can drink a fucking bullet. Talk about too much of a good thing. Sure, if you can play your cards right and know where to look, you can aquire anything media-centric that your little heart desires. But most kids today still rely on the big media outlets to get their entertainment fix. Too much advanced technology. Kids today miss out on simplicity in fun. This leads to a lack of imagination. Which then leads to a future society unfamiliar with creative and independant thought. Why think-up something cool when you can play a video game with real-life graphics, 5.1 Dolby digital surround sound, and the ability to rape a police officer while shooting a dinosaur in the face with a blowtorch?

With too much entertainment value comes the inevitable drop-off in physical action. Why are kids today obese? Because they have everything a click away from them at all times. That used to just be an expression; now with web browsers on cell phones it's a goddamn fact (and a sad one at that). Gone are the days of playing outside with friends and gaining life experience by partaking in the simple process of human interaction. Now kids might as well be living in the Matrix. A virtual life filled with Simulated human interaction, Myspace whores, and Guitar Hero world record holders.

I'm not quite sure where i'm going with this. But at the same time i'm 100% sure in my conviction of it all. It's not where we're headed, it's where we are. It's now about what this means for the future. What will the adults of tomorrow be like? Sex-crazed abortion freaks who can't wait to race from their kitchen to their computer to update their internet profile? Or maybe the generation of the future will use their infinate access to everything as a means to cure AIDS? I wouldn't bet on the latter.