Lol Bubba.....
 
I like the 'old school' mentality........it builds character.

 
 
I think what has definitely changed over the last couple of decades is that when one undergoes some misfortune or malady, it now has to be somebody's fault - and usually not one's own. No one seems to take responsibility for their actions anymore - there's a blame culture, and indeed a thriving litigation culture running alongside that has become invasive into every aspect of our lives.
 
I do think we probably cosset our kids in cotton wool too much though. And as others have mentioned, now every malady, perceived or real, has got its own name, it sort of legitimises both the affliction, it's treatment and of course, its cause.
 
I remember speeding downhill on my old 10-speed racing bike when I was about 17, and as if in slow motion, I can still see the light bracket I had attached to my front fork work itself loose and drop down into the spokes of the front wheel catapulting me over the handlebars. Luckily, I landed on my shoulder and sustained no more than a really bad (and painful) sprain. Add in all the knock and bumps I sustained playing rugby, I guess I got off rather lightly.
 
Either that, or I must be a bit of a tough old boot
 
 

I think there's a lot of things in play here.... and one of them is the "lottery mentality".... I mean, come on, it's easier to sue someone else for your own stupidity than it is to accept responsibility for yourself.  The big start to this was the lady who spilled hot coffee on herself then sued Micky Dee's because they didn't tell her the coffee was hot.  She won the lawsuit. In another time, she would have been laughed at for the dolt she was. "Couldn't hold it dearie?" Bwahahahahahahaha.....
 
So now, just act like you're offended because of something that 10 years ago you would have been laughed at for even mentioning and if you get the right lawyer and jury, you can retire to a tropical island on the winnings. Maybe they'll even name a new law after you so others won't suffer that same indignity.

 
 
Dr Hibbert: You have an absolutely unique genetic condition known as "Homer Simpson Syndrome" ...
 
Homer Simpson: Awwwww....... why me?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Well said Steve.
    I also agree that people don't like to take responsibility for their actions and always looking for a scapegoat/escape route. Also this widely promoted new fad of being "sensitive or offensive" to others takes away from the rough & tumble ways we were used to when growing up. No one made much of a big deal when we used to get slightly hurt as that was all part of growing up (mentally & physically). Men nowadays aren't as 'manly' as they used to be and tend to be much more feminine in mannerisms/dressware than they did in the not so distant past.......the "good old days".
 
My wife & I do make a concious effort in not 'babying' our children (especially when getting minor scrapes/cuts) as they'll need to be tough when/if something serious happens. Mustn't sweat the small stuff. While typing this, my wife just called and said my 4 yr. old son fell and scraped his knee playing outside.....remedy was to wash it with the garden hose and sending him back to play. He was simply happy to get back to the yard.          
 

SteveStrummerUK
 
 
I think what has definitely changed over the last couple of decades is that when one undergoes some misfortune or malady, it now has to be somebody's fault - and usually not one's own. No one seems to take responsibility for their actions anymore - there's a blame culture, and indeed a thriving litigation culture running alongside that has become invasive into every aspect of our lives.

Bingo!  It's become a sad state of affairs.  

Could it be the sports simply are more dangerous today?
Even junior ice hockey players are today faster than the adults 50 years ago, and the helmets and other protective gear gives you false sense of safety. The head-tackles are a big thing now because the speed and size of the players is what it is.
 
Also, already ten year old kids snowboarding or skateboarding, they don't just "try things". They really test their limits trying to do what they see on TV, performing life threatening tricks all day long. Plus downhill biking, parkour and the likes. The tricks you see the teenagers do in Youtube and wherever are unbelievable, but often also unbelievably stupid.

Ten thousand years ago we'd already be dead.
Before reaching the ages we are now.

Kalle Rantaaho
Could it be the sports simply are more dangerous today?
Even junior ice hockey players are today faster than the adults 50 years ago, and the helmets and other protective gear gives you false sense of safety. The head-tackles are a big thing now because the speed and size of the players is what it is.
 
Also, already ten year old kids snowboarding or skateboarding, they don't just "try things". They really test their limits trying to do what they see on TV, performing life threatening tricks all day long. Plus downhill biking, parkour and the likes. The tricks you see the teenagers do in Youtube and wherever are unbelievable, but often also unbelievably stupid.

Common sense is also severly lacking today..........if it's going to be 'life threatening', it may not be the best thing to do just for a trick.
When growing up, I used to do all those crazy stuff on skateboards, racing downhill on 10 speed bikes without a helmut, crazy stunts on BMX bikes (no helmut), playing almost every sport etc....but, we all learned very quickly what can and cannot do........after a few falls/cuts/scrapes. Of course, we didn't have that mentality to do these sports or stunts in 'extreme' as common sense always prevailed.
What was that Clint Eastwood quote? "man must know his limititations".    

If this doesn't annoy you then I don't know what will: 
 
http://gothamist.com/2015/04/07/subletters_who_suffered_scratches_i.php
 
I just have to look at that photo of them and I want to reach into the screen and wring their necks. 
 
There was a large gas explosion and subsequent inferno which brought down 3 buildings just up the road from me a couple of weeks ago. 2 poor souls were killed along with many pets, over a hundred people lost their homes and all of their possessions including an artist in his 50's who lost his entire life's work. People also lost their jobs and businesses. I was there not long after it happened when the fire was at its worst and it was a horrible, horrible scene. 
 
These two ****'s were in a building down the block. They didn't lose anything, they weren't hurt (oh sorry my bad, one of them said she got a couple of scratches on her hand, God knows how because they didn't go down into the street until well after the explosion happened) and yet they're suing for $40 million because of the "trauma." One of them, presumably under instructions from her dirtbag lawyer, is currently undergoing "therapy" at $175/hr. After going through the terrible ordeal of a couple of scratches and having to stay with friends for a few nights because their building smelled of smoke, they have decided to leave New York with all of its frightening memories behind. 
 
They are everything I hate about the current crop of Millennials currently infesting New York. Shallow, ignorant, oblivious, leeches, just the scum of the earth.