Are teens lazy?

[WalrusPowers]

I'm doing a boring school report about how the media portrays teenagers as being naturally lazy and overall uninspired, so I thought I would do something different for a change and open up an internet forum discussion.

So what do you guys think, are teenagers lazy, or is that just something the media pushes on us to get more views from our terrified parents? Comments are well appreciated, thanks.

 

[Kae]

Well a lot of them are but a lot of them are not, just like with everything it depends on the person, so yeah, there are a lot that are lazy fucks that won't lift a finger but obviously not all of them are, and I'm not sure they are the majority.

 

[him over there]

I am a teenager, so I feel I should answer this as best I can from experience. Teenagers are often not lazy, they are some of the most diligent people I know, especially in regards to their school work. However most people I know are defiant and extremely whiny, often having to be prompted to do anything. This I feel makes us seem lazy save for the fact that it is not lazyness but selfishness. I'd like to say that we are also borderline hedonistic and doing what we want with energy or ambition instead of what the older generation wants is often written off as lazyness rather than disinterest and self serving pettyness.

 

[Vanitas likes Bubbles]

I am a teenager, so I feel I should answer this as best I can from experience. Teenagers are often not lazy, they are some of the most diligent people I know, especially in regards to their school work. However most people I know are defiant and extremely whiny, often having to be prompted to do anything. This I feel makes us seem lazy save for the fact that it is not lazyness but selfishness. I'd like to say that we are also borderline hedonistic and doing what we want with energy or ambition instead of what the older generation wants is often written off as lazyness rather than disinterest and self serving pettyness.

Pretty much this, Im a teen and I'm not lazy. Well I am in some regards but I do what I wanna do and not what other people expect me to do.

 

[Vault101]

overall? no....

but then again teenagers work a little different from normal people

 

[Extra-Ordinary]

I take *some* initiative on my own, but for the most part, I'm a bad self-starter (I REALLY hope potential employers don't read this).
I'm mostly, "I don't wanna do it," but when I DO get started, I go from that to, "I refuse to eat, drink, or sleep until this is completed!"

 

[TehCookie]

I'd like to see a 40 year old party as hard. Teens aren't lazy, just irresponsible and use more of their energy towards sports and friends instead of school and work.

 

[Kolby Jack]

Individuals are lazy. Often teenagers who exhibit a lack of interest in school/work/etc are thought of as lazy but really just trying to find their own path. They don't care for the expectations that are forced on them and want to see what else life has to offer. That isn't lazy, that's just part of growing up.

Real laziness is more of a lifestyle choice. People who don't find much meaning in work, and thus aren't interested in it. It is often thought of as a negative trait because it doesn't really benefit society, but that's an unfair view of things. If someone finds their purpose in life through the work that they do, more power to them, but if someone doesn't get satisfaction from dedicating their time to work, who are we to judge them? It doesn't make them selfish, it makes them happy. Do what makes you happy as long as your happiness doesn't come at the expense of others. That's all anybody should expect of people.

 

[him over there]

Individuals are lazy. Often teenagers who exhibit a lack of interest in school/work/etc are thought of as lazy but really just trying to find their own path. They don't care for the expectations that are forced on them and want to see what else life has to offer. That isn't lazy, that's just part of growing up.

Real laziness is more of a lifestyle choice. People who don't find much meaning in work, and thus aren't interested in it. It is often thought of as a negative trait because it doesn't really benefit society, but that's an unfair view of things. If someone finds their purpose in life through the work that they do, more power to them, but if someone doesn't get satisfaction from dedicating their time to work, who are we to judge them? It doesn't make them selfish, it makes them happy. Do what makes you happy as long as your happiness doesn't come at the expense of others. That's all anybody should expect of people.

What about those people that claim that if you aren't contributing you are costing others happiness? Y'know that guilty of the good you have not done logic?

 

[DarkishFriend]

Pisses me off is that some teenagers feel like the world owes them a favor. Always great to see some teen hating life when he starts a job at McDonalds. It is not as fun as you thought it was going to be you little self entitled shit.

Feel better now?

 

[Kolby Jack]

Individuals are lazy. Often teenagers who exhibit a lack of interest in school/work/etc are thought of as lazy but really just trying to find their own path. They don't care for the expectations that are forced on them and want to see what else life has to offer. That isn't lazy, that's just part of growing up.

Real laziness is more of a lifestyle choice. People who don't find much meaning in work, and thus aren't interested in it. It is often thought of as a negative trait because it doesn't really benefit society, but that's an unfair view of things. If someone finds their purpose in life through the work that they do, more power to them, but if someone doesn't get satisfaction from dedicating their time to work, who are we to judge them? It doesn't make them selfish, it makes them happy. Do what makes you happy as long as your happiness doesn't come at the expense of others. That's all anybody should expect of people.

What about those people that claim that if you aren't contributing you are costing others happiness? Y'know that guilty of the good you have not done logic?

If I'm neither contributing nor harming, I'm not part of the equation. If I choose to be 0, nobody can tell me to be 1. That's part of being human: the ability to choose.

If someone insists that I'm not doing my part then they are deluded, forcing their expectations for themselves onto others, which is what I like to call "being selfish." You can't expect everyone to be like you or think the way you think.

 

[dyre]

Yeah, teenagers are pretty lazy...just like everyone else. You should look at all the late 19th century / early 20th century thinkers who thought the average workers were all worthless, lazy, and irresponsible, and had to be somehow kept in line with new management ideas.

Individuals are lazy. Often teenagers who exhibit a lack of interest in school/work/etc are thought of as lazy but really just trying to find their own path. They don't care for the expectations that are forced on them and want to see what else life has to offer. That isn't lazy, that's just part of growing up.

Real laziness is more of a lifestyle choice. People who don't find much meaning in work, and thus aren't interested in it. It is often thought of as a negative trait because it doesn't really benefit society, but that's an unfair view of things. If someone finds their purpose in life through the work that they do, more power to them, but if someone doesn't get satisfaction from dedicating their time to work, who are we to judge them? It doesn't make them selfish, it makes them happy. Do what makes you happy as long as your happiness doesn't come at the expense of others. That's all anybody should expect of people.

What about those people that claim that if you aren't contributing you are costing others happiness? Y'know that guilty of the good you have not done logic?

Those people are going down a dangerous slippery slope. If they argue that, they should also argue that people ought to donate all of their discretionary income to charity. Because wasting money on movie tickets and video games is basically allowing a few people to starve through inaction

 

[Vegosiux]

What about those people that claim that if you aren't contributing you are costing others happiness? Y'know that guilty of the good you have not done logic?

Such people obviously have too much time on their hands. Instead of lecturing others, they should do more of that fabled "good" of theirs.

As for what I think, I suppose it comes down to what you want for what you give. If you're not very ambitious and are happy with having a little cozy life, and do other stuff instead of pursuing a career that's one thing, but not giving a fuck yet and expecting everything to be done for you is quite another.

Me, long since my teen years, but work is something I do for a living, not something I'd actively pursue my purpose in life with. It's part of my life, but it's not the part that makes or breaks it (forgetting the financial implications of course). But, when I was unemployed for two years, I had to much time on my hands, I was starting to annoy myself, and one's own company is sometimes the worst possible thing if it drags on - not because I was flat broke, but because I woke up in the morning and realized I'm looking at another day I'll be bored by things I used to enjoy, simply because I've been doing them too long just to pass the time.

So yeah, while in no way a careerist/workaholic myself, I don't understand people who can go through life without ever doing any serious work...I'd just drive myself insane by having to hang around myself all the time, with nothing to do.

 

[TerryMiller]

These days, most of them are lazy.

 

[isometry]

Teenagers have the ability to transform and improve their minds and bodies in a way that they will appreciate for the rest of their lives. We don't emphasize this enough in western culture.

Their neural structures are still forming, so they need to do a lot of reading and writing (and not just fiction). Their genes are still in the process of being expressed, so their bodies are especially malleable through exercise and sports. For many people, their physical and mental condition at age 16-20 will be a baseline for the rest of their lives.

 

[Ushiromiya Battler]

Now If I could only find this science article I read...
Well, according to it teens are naturally lazy...
That's about it actually

Captcha: Yee Haw! I'm a man!

 

[triggrhappy94]

You been to high school recently?
It will wear you out. Not to mention an internal clock and metabolism bent on hours of solid sleep, and often times goals and views that the adult world wouldn't consider productive.
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