I was just thinking the other day about the absurdity regarding teenagers and how they value your education. It seems to be the cultural norm today that being stupid rocks. Somehow, without visible announcement, the disdain for being intellectually inferior has been turned on the smart people. Smart people are the geeks, the nerds, the losers. We were all lined up in gym yesterday to get picked for indoor soccer. Ladies were supposed to be picked first, one of the captains thought it meant "first pick" and picked a guy the second time around. Mr. Vernon, my gym teacher made some comment about "chivalry" and the girl next to me wonders out loud, "What's that?!" And I'm thinking, are you serious, really serious? I am horrified at how much educational drive has dropped (and I myself am only a "dying man" speaking to dying men; I am not angelic or higher up than anyone, yet I recognize the current state of affairs that I have fallen into as well).
But why is that so? My theory is that we as teenagers keep ourselves preoccupied with lesser things to the extent of them filling the place where education must rightfully sit. Teenagers now adays are too busy filling themselves up with immediate happiness and individual gain, whether it be drugs, smokes, sex, or what have you. But that's the next generation for you. American morality has been compromised for personal pleasure, and the resulting people to carry our country forward are inept to keep our nation the strong one it has been. Embrace yourself. Indulge in what makes you happy. It is now smart to be stupid.

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