[ SECRET POST #2937 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2937 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

On the other hand, a lot of fanfic writers from the old days grew up on a diet of Harlequin novels. Myself, I've never read a whole one in my life, I preferred the classics (and schlocky science fiction novels). Yet these writers were usually streets ahead of me in terms of plotting and pacing. I was kind of envious, actually, that they knew all these fun romance tropes, although not envious enough to actually put myself through reading unappealing romance novels. Though at least these books had correct spelling and grammar.

A lot of the fanfics these days that appeal to young readers are precisely the worst ones in terms of plot, spelling, grammar and so on, perhaps because they mirror these readers' own undeveloped use of language. But reading these fics is not going to help these people improve. In the past, these kinds of fics with shaky language skills in them just weren't available in such huge quantities. They might make low levels of literacy seem almost desirable through a kind of peer pressure.

I've seen this a few times, actually. Teens on the internet after being told by someone outside their usual circle that it's unclear what they mean because it's so badly spelled raging that everyone on the internet spells however they want!!!!!! Stop picking on me!!!!

I've also seen a lot of articles recently about helicopter parents, and a growing culture in schools where children are told they can achieve anything, regardless of their actual levels of talent. I've not experienced this first hand. Education is still pretty harsh in my personal experience (professional exams in the UK). But perhaps this also has a part to play?

I actually kind of admire that sort of naive ambition, even if it often crumbles at the first hurdle. I was the same when I was young. It takes a few years to develop emotional stamina.

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I read a book recently called "Generation Me" that goes into depth with studies and stats and such on the 'you can do anything, you're perfect just the way you are' phenomenon. It's really interesting and made me re-think a lot of ideas and cliches I took for granted ("just be yourself").

Long story shot, yes, Millennials cannot take criticism and that's a scientific fact.