"Kids these days" always struck me as weird, because it is actually more an admission that the older generation is bad at raising kids than anything else.

Back in my day people used to complain more about other people complaining

“Go to college” they said. “Just get a degree in anything” they said. “You’ll get a good job” they said. 😂😂

You’re so right, Georg. I graduated with a photography degree in 2004 and had learned virtually none of the technical skills which make you employable. It was humiliating to realise I’d been pumped full of hot air for 3 years, and basically had nothing of value to add to the working world. Several years of minimum wage and periods of unemployment followed. It’s the same feeling you get after being robbed, you’re angry at the muggers but you’re also angry at yourself for being so easily exploited.

"Back when I was in university, all the professors were drunk." I love the irony considering George's drunken rants on corporate greed, pharmaceutical malpractice, consumer culture, and fraud galore are much more interesting than studying for my degree ever was

I love how your Dean at your university said, “You are lucky, all my professors were drunk.” Basically saying, “You should be grateful that your professors are sober, for the most part.”

On the 11th of September 2001, when I was 13, my best friend and I were at an “underground” gaming room - where someone set up a few chairs with PlayStations and tv’s , and you could go play for pay. This was in Romania, where affording even a PS One was unimaginable to me. We were addicted to a game called “Driv2er”. We came back home that day to find out the first plane hit one of the towers. Desensitised from literally hearing every day on the 5 o’clock news about old ladies being raped and killed, deadly carnage on the roads, etc. , our first response was “whoa, cool!”, not being smart enough to realise the scale of the disaster. So, I truly hope kids these days are more empathetic than I was. But it’s also okay to be a kid, even a dumb one.

This might be my favorite video of yours you've ever made. You don't need to smack your lamp to be relatable, as far as essayists go, are by far the most down to earth and "every man" I watch.

Your University story hits home because I had a very similar experience, albeit with a twist. So I went to film school and despite public opinion, it was a great decision for me. I went to a tech based school since I was engrossed in theory for years prior and that helped me immensely balance out. Got my first gigs, met the right people, real hands on work, I had a mostly positive experience. HOWEVER, the big issue I had was that the instructors were industry vets, which sounds great, but most of them couldn't teach to save their lives. The amount of disorganization and just not understanding how to condense their careers into a digestible form really made it difficult for the more serious students. I remember getting so angry with one guy who was too busy showing off how much he knew, and tearing into one of our thesis projects, but he didn't actually help us fix anything or help us improve. I made it very clear with the department head that he didn't know how to teach or talk to students. I'll never forget the seething rage I felt when he spent 45 minutes just saying our project was crap and making our very small film team just so demoralized that none of us wanted to finish our edits. There's constructive criticism and then there's just lacking tact and complaining. He was awful, and unfortunately he wasn't an isolated incident. You can be top tier at your job, but that doesn't mean you know how to communicate your knowledge.

There are real problems with and for the young. A lot of over-medication, a lot of media that plays hell with the attention span, a "gig-based economy" that manages to find new and interesting ways for big companies to screw people over, higher education that costs more and spends a lot of time teaching things that should have been taught in high school for free... I don't know that "kids these days" are worse than "kids these days" of any other generation. But I do know, and regret, that this generation is probably going to be the first in a while that will see a real decline from the standard of living their parents got to enjoy. Just from the difficulty of having a "career job", reliable transport, and a home.

When Georg fiddled with the lamp switch chain thingy, I felt that. So relatable.

I was 19 when 9/11 happened. When I was in elementary school, we had the Cold War. I remember we had to do nuclear bomb drills and get under our desks and duck and cover- there was this ongoing fear of getting nuked at any time. Then the wall fell. Then Iraq part 1. I was worried my father would get drafted into active service (he was a USMC vet). Then we had columbine. My high school had concertina-wire and a 12-foot high fence- in suburban Tennessee. My point is, we always think we have a unique and special childhood, or perspective, when really it’s just same shit-different day.

'this morning i had 10 cups of coffee for this morning' bit was sensational!

My son went to a Uni in West London (former poly) to study music for 2 years. For that privilege did the £££ tuition fees thing but was only required to actually attend 2 days a week, each of which was mornings only. He told me that he wasnt learning anything he couldnt find online. He finished it, but its a bit sad really.

In today's episode of I CAN RELATE TO GEORG: I myself too, not only drank unhealty ammounts of caffeine today, but also happend to have studied a media related career (In my case more focused on audio) in a rather fancy state university with live equipment and a world class recording studio. Yet for some reason, the lectures were almost absurdly focused on theory, and what's worse: It had almost zero connection with any actual media industry, to the point I know of no one who got a deegree there and is currently working on any related production. The most you can aspire to become there is a professor's assistant and help keeping the cicle of awkwardly endogamic academicism/public funds embezzlement, probably.

Kids have little influence or agency on how they're educated and raised. Each generations comes with new revelations on how it was fucked and traumatized by something that was seen as inoffensive back then. Previous generations then look at newer one with the lense of "having turned out fine" without taking into account that it might not be the same experience for everyone. Ultimately, it is the role of parents, teachers, and others to act towards the interest of the next generation, while understanding that they can only do so much.

Never has anything resonated more with me than Georg's university experienced. Went to uni to a do a film course that didn't need to exist because that's what society pushed at the time and the university system needed that sweet cash. Wasted time and wasted money

When I went to university my peers, upon learning that I read books, reacted with surprise and were also, generally speaking, not keen on learning. I didn't stay there for extremely long.

I had the exact same experience at uni, and I ended up dropping out and just self teaching using youtube. Modern tertiary education is a wrought.

Other KZfaqrs: Talks into the void. Georg Rockall-Schmidt: Talks from the void.

I was hooked at the words "Its a big Big Peano capable of sustaining life".

I totally agree. If "kids these days" were like "their generations" then doesn't that mean we haven't progressed as a society? do they want stagnation?? repeating the same rounds of expertise over and over while not progressing at all? it's like Goerg said, we dont need to learn everything previous generations did, because we have tools that will do it for us, allowing us to learn NEW things for US to groan about the kids not knowing in some 60 years. The kids these days don't know what they did, but they didn't know what the kids these days do. besides, theres evidence that the "kids these days" sentiment has happened for hundreds and hundreds of years. I'm positive anyone who talks about "the kids these days" were at one about a kid these days themselves. Also, the Sparks reference was appreciated.

In the UK, university attendance went like this: - Greatest Generation =

when I were a lad we used to live int cardboard box int gutter, and every morning before the sun was up we had to lick the gutter clean. 'Cardboard box! Luxury! You were lucky, we used to live at bottom of a lake...'

"I do everything I can so my kids don't have to struggle like I did" Vs ""Why are kids these days not struggling like I did?"

Growing up in the 80s and 90s was much easier than anything kids these days have to face.

Currently studying Film BA at Hull, there's nothing they're saying that can't be found online for free which only further proves your point that not everyone needs to go to Uni. Or at least, not every subject needs to be a degree becuase it only benefits the universities to bloat themselves like a corpse with so much shite Really makes me feel good about going into 40K debt for my passions instead of Forensic Science

There's a saying, "If you don't think you were dumber ten years ago than you are now, it means you've stopped growing."

I feel like Technology has made this problem worse. As more and more unfamiliar tech comes into being, anyone already behind feels need to compensate more

if anything, "kids these days" shows me how much adults let kids down every fking generation. how we never learn from our past. history does really repeat itself, huh. also, i like your descent into madness. very enjoyable to watch. very relatable too!

that was some high quality, top tier rant!

Straight as an arrow no matter what. You're a man of strong morals who won't bend the knee to grow like the rest. You could/should be alot bigger considering the quality you're pumping out,but to most people who watch now have an unreal level of respect and love for what you're doing way more than you could imagine. People like you on this platform are a rare and dying breed but will be loved way more than the clowns that pander. Thank you

I'm enjoying your shows Georg. Especially enjoying watching how the channel evolves. Very much appreciate this episode from the perspective of a son and a father of young children. Keep it up

"The kids these days don't know how easy they have it" says every generation before them that have no idea what those kids are going through every day. But they definitely know what the kids should do to be successful like they were back when things were much harder according to them. Like it's supposed to be some fucking right of passage towards becoming an adult. Great take George! Love your videos as always. ...yes, always.

I want to comment, but I feel like it would be scorned by your giant brain. Seriously though, you are very funny and I always enjoy what you have to say. No matter that it could be a tired, overdone topic -- your perspective is always refreshing.

I am thrilled your videos are showing up in my feed again

Holy crap man. Thanks for taking the time for making this video. So glad I have found your channel.

This is why I love this channel more and more as time goes on, you open up to something many within your generation don't want to admit in order to hide away from the painful truth, that and you provide great and insightful content that isn't as frequent on the web sadly.

My favourite kind of "content". That of this man's head. Never die, Georg.

Throughout the ages, people have always (since at least ancient Greece) complained about the younger generations and claimed they were dumb, stupid, didn't care about learning and so on. The more things change...

“Youth is the most precious thing in life; it is too bad it has to be wasted on young folks.” - George Bernard Shaw

Okay, let just be clear that this video is now in my top 5 best Georg Rockall-Schmidt content list! (and not because of the whole touching face/ flicking lamp cord relatability) but the subject matter and delivery was so on point! great video! I've been watching you for years and loving this channel so much! well done on another awesome upload!

You wake up, you go to school. You wake up, you go to college. You wake up, you go to work. Then, one day, you don’t wake up and there are no more days.

The kids these days just need more Hiptang

The topics of these videos are often quite dour and don't really come away with any positive outcomes or anything to look forward to and yet Georg is just so funny that I come away feeling better than I did going in.

just as a note, as a teen I used to jump onto a party line as soon as I got home from school with girls I HAD JUST SEEN ALL DAY to watch the bold and the beautiful together and tie up the phone a further hour discussing the episode events and gossip about school. I harassed my mum to get an extra long cord so I could take the thing into my room and the bathroom. Phoning people from the comfort of my bubble bath (1940s film reference) was my jam. staying up all hours to see this one Prince video back when MTV played video 24hrs a day. each generation has its thing and that's fine. however, my 16yo godson writes like someone who didn't grow up in an environment that uses the Roman alphabet. I used to be a kindergarten (4 to 6) teacher and I can spot non integrated basic skills and that concerns me because he is not the only one.

Watch 11:28 at 2x speed to have your life changed forever.

I 'studied' film and English at uni in the 90s and was stunned by the poor quality of admissions and lecturers. Most of the class members had no knowledge of or interest in the course material. The lecturers were usually grinding an axe of one kind or another, and didn't have any actual experience on film or TV. When Arthurian romance came up in my English class, I remarked that the elements such as young knight with magic sword, Merlin, and dark warrior lord were recycled into Star Wars, the lecturer said, 'yeah, but that's a film and films are stupid'. I went and worked as an extra on sets and learned more in a day than I learned on the whole course. Then I quit the whole thing and did something else. University education in those days was a scam. I'm only ranting cos I can really relate to Georg on this.

George straight up this I such a new energy I'm getting from you and I love it, I'm a little afraid of it but I love it none the less. Also excellent video lol, should probably mention that too, I mean your preaching to the converted with me but it's cathartic non the less ❤️

The problem isn't with the KIDS these days, it's with the PARENTS of yesterdays...

.... Fear. I almost always watch to the end for your last joke. The delivery on that word got me laughing our loud. Like your work.

I do love to hear about our experiences. How wonderful. Seriously.

"I could have got on sets by virtue of 'I have a camera. Do you?'" Ahaha! So very true. Save your money and spend a fraction of it on some decent equipment and watch the jobs roll in once you figure out how to work it all by watching youtube tutorials. I've also never been asked to prove I got a qualification in film and tv.

I love these, thanks for keeping things one hundred

At 9:12 the lava lamp blobs coalesce. You’re welcome

I have studied fine arts in Germany and that cured me from wanting to be an artist.

11:28 Georg’s continued decent into madness is coming along nicely.

That head spinning part was disturbing.

the way you said the kids these days... are alright bit really hit, it feels just cheeky enough to be an appropriate threat on the end. bless you georg

Kids these days are amazing, socially aware, self aware, culturally sensitive, anti-racist, and generally incredibly smart. They give me hope for humanity.

I'm subscribed but have not seen you in my algorythm in ages. the bastard. I'm a 55 yr old Texas fan

Good rant, well said and awesomely rambling - which makes the point even better

Whenever people complain like that my mind goes back to 12 Angry Men, when Lee J. Cobb just goes on that incredible rant about his son...and that film is from 1957! Or how some of the Mesopotamians apparently saw written language as "lazy" because it didn't involve oral memorization. As long as there's an older generation and a younger generation there's always going to be a divide.

I'm rather proud of how many kids I've talked out of going to college. :)

“Kids these days… When I was a kid, I didn’t have a camera to film my mental breakdown for KZfaq.” 😏 haha, love you big dog

I remember hearing it from my dad, "Old men don't leave it better" as I get into my early 20s I agree. Something I think about a lot. Time is a weird thing. Thanks for talking about this.

Here's a perspective: in my youth, I was never particularly sporty, but we had compulsory PhysEd for an hour every day of school. At 40, even with a bad knee and worsening eyesight, I'm able hold my own with people half my age in most physical activities, and even exceed them on occasion. Hows this possible? Well, today, the same school offers 1 hour per week of PhysEd, and obesity rates are through the roof. Why? Because parents decided they didnt want their kids being forced into physical activity, or having to lug around a change of clothes in their schoolbags. As a result, ypu have to say "kids these days aren't able to do a lot of the stuff that we could naturally," because its objectively true. Stories abound in the UK alone, of children arriving in primary and middle school who are unable to run, or balance on one foot, let alone complete complex motor function tasks. Now, is this the fault of the kids themselves? Of course not. Rather, it's the responsibility of the generation who raised them, and who have steadily removed anything from those kids environments that might injure their self esteem (like being made to run their fat asses around a gymnasium once a day), and produced a generation of sometimes surprisingly physically incompetent (but supremely arrogant) young people who frequently face a painful corrective to their assumptions once they leave this protected environment. It's a small example, but symptomatic of a wider issue. Bottom line, if your kid is fat, lazy, dumb, spoiled, undisciplined or badly behaved, it says less about the child than it does about you as a parent.

This is now my favorite video, ever!

The golden moment came and went when Georg hit on that great truth in passing: "It's never enough!" Be Rich? No, I and my descendants need to be Medieval Kings! The money is never enough! Be Famous? No, I must be universally beloved by everyone forever! The Hype is never enough! Claim Truth? No, everyone needs to obey me by proxy through obeying all the strictures of my personal belief. Being free to govern myself is never enough. I give up.

“ . . . And while we’re on the subject: KIDS. I don’t know what’s wrong with kids these days.” 🎶

Oh boy, that Sparks reference sure made me smile.

The intro was the best thing I’ve seen in ages

Never been more relatable

This is flippin hilarious George we’ve been watching it all day 😂

You nailed the problem with adults, they forget how it feels to be 19. And if you are someone like me that does remember, it becomes harder to talk people your own age. Because most of us olds get stuck in a past that's mis-remembered on how shitty it actually was.

Kids! some people! this country!

10:49 In all fairness I'd have been very impressed with a good Cornholio impression lol

Very immersive!

I'm 46 and now I know I need to stop pulling my shirt over my head and doing Cornholio, fuck, this one hurts.

God you really should do some more stuff with horror. That last fear was bloody chilling

Me and my fellow students tried to get our money back for our course which started in 2009. The main lecturer and creator of the course had left half way through, and the university were unable to find a suitable replacement, so we had the IT guy teaching us autodesk maya in broken English by following online tutorials, and we had another guy walking us across town to every local art gallery and museum to create the illusion that there was some value to the course we were doing. But in the end, it was a waste of time and money. I should’ve just got a job.

- Georg pretending to hear someone while playing with a lamp thread. - Ok, is Georg a cat?

People complain about more trivial things than what they should.

That intro fidgeting actually does make you more relatable

great vid George

My son has done two and a half years of business and music (since a lot of music programs we can afford are really just Intro To Business with some fine arts thrown in for fun) and so far all he's learned is how to work in progressively nicer warehouses.

The university craze was also here in Switzerland. Once my friend's mechanik asked why we were all going to higher studies, while "normal honest jobs" were belittled. Then also strated complaining about "kids these days" unable to apply properly for a job and putting effort in it. Half of the tirade was in presence of his young apprentice, making it clearly a passive-aggressive conversation and it was rather embarassing to be part of it. My answer was that it was the spirit of the time, of course our parents wanted the best for us and to give us the chance to have a good education (horrible and stupid, isn't it?). I for one dreamt since i was a child to go to the "tower of knoledge", only to find out I wasn't apt for it and that the whole system made me mentally ill. (Turns out my thing was music, that's an easy path!). What I did not say out loud to that man on the spot was that his conduct was exactly why our parents did not encourage apprenticeship: older people often unable to properly introduce a kid to the job, mistreating him. All the while the kid, good or bad as a person, is just being a kid that is shown that the world is shit (on the man's logic, may as well not put too much effort in the job, why bother, kid? We'll die someday). I'm baffled to see now some of my friends fall for that line of thought and complain that U was a waste of time and that swiss apprenticeship should have been the way to go, silly parents. i keep reminding my friends, with experience of other people my age who went that other way: would it have been better? Would there have been less shit? No!!! it's not your family's fault, nor yours or of your degree that you have no job or a bad job or an unrelated job. The market and the system don't work. At the very least the U staff is polite, unlike some freely cursing workers at the docks, kicking their apprentices (allright, the U staff is good at kicking you mentally. I'm pointingat you, librarian lady who did not let students in and left work hours early because "there's traffic on the road"). People seem to forget that we're all frustrated and alienated that in a world of advanced science, medicine and great sensibilities, the sum of the parts does not even meet basic expectations. The potential of good things is there, yet so far away to be real. My grandma looks at me and my friends in dismay: she never went past elementary school, worked at every possible job, while we manage to have higher education and get stuck at home or working at tourism office. She can't believe that things would have gotten this way. it's all so bleak.

I think we can all relate to this. Nothing more need be said.

"You were lucky to have a lake! There were a hundred and fifty of us living in a shoebox in the middle of the road."

I've just watched this while im really unwell, andi think i might have imagined it.

When I was a kid, we didn't have any of that fancy Hiptang. We only had regular old mescaline and by god, we enjoyed it.

It's probably apocryphal, but I once heard the earliest discovered writings had parts which translated as "kids these days..." so, apparently, we've been on a downward trajectory since humans started keeping track 🤣🤣🤣

A grown man speaking for youth ? You’re my d*mn hero. Way way too rare, in our kid hating, kid grooming, kid watching 👁 kid mocking, kid blaming culture. Thank you. Seriously. They have it so hard now, priced and policed out of everything, surveilled, blamed, mocked, given no space or voice or agency; I’ve been heartbroken at the ramped up anti youth rhetoric.

Sounds like my school. I have a VFX degree. MAYA canceled my student trial a year early. So much for my second film. No one told me it was $1600 a year for a subscription. Took film classes too. Oh you can't get lights or lenses cause this isn't your major. Now I make a living in a high end restaurant, and thank God I didn't have to suffer moving to California to "Get my foot in the door."

The problem isn't the kids these days, it's their parents

I'm just here for the lava lamp.

Hope you're doing okay Georg ♥️

Best comedy channel on KZfaq.. no doubt in my mind.

Good rant. I feel your pain.

Quit yanking my chain! (Oh, who am I kidding. Go ahead.)