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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 5951177" data-attributes="member: 45197">Hiya.&nbsp;Engaging &quot;crotchety-old-grognard&quot; mode...again...*sigh* <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp;I blame the education system and technology.&nbsp;I've had a LOT of success getting 30 and 40 somethings to try it...and pretty much NO success getting anyone in their teens or 20's. For the younger crowd, as soon as you hand them a book and explain that they should give it at least a light skimming they look at you like you're crazy. Read a book? A *paper* book? ...too much work... Mention that actual writing and math will be involved and they pretty much stare blankly, totally confused the the concept that reading, writing and arithmatic could lead in any way to &quot;a fun game&quot;. If it's not on Playstation or X-Box, it's not &quot;a read game&quot; or &quot;any game worth trying&quot;. If they DO get past that, the first session is probably their last...as not accessing the internet or their cell phones to check Facebook or text message every three minutes will start to have them suffer from withdrawl symtoms (go ahead...search the 'net for young people cell phone addiction...I dare ya...).&nbsp;&nbsp; Basically, the young whippersnappers nowadays have no idea how to relax and take their time with anything. If they can't have it now, or it's not explained to them via video or audio...they just can't do it. Even the ones who express interest &quot;give up&quot; because they don't have time to do the reading...they're too busy filling their day up with text messaging and answering their phone.&nbsp;&nbsp; Anyway, maybe when we get a big comet or super solar flare and it wipes out all our cell phone towers we'll have a better chance. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp;^_^&nbsp;Paul L. Ming</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pming, post: 5951177, member: 45197"] Hiya. Engaging "crotchety-old-grognard" mode...again...*sigh* ;) I blame the education system and technology. I've had a LOT of success getting 30 and 40 somethings to try it...and pretty much NO success getting anyone in their teens or 20's. For the younger crowd, as soon as you hand them a book and explain that they should give it at least a light skimming they look at you like you're crazy. Read a book? A *paper* book? ...too much work... Mention that actual writing and math will be involved and they pretty much stare blankly, totally confused the the concept that reading, writing and arithmatic could lead in any way to "a fun game". If it's not on Playstation or X-Box, it's not "a read game" or "any game worth trying". If they DO get past that, the first session is probably their last...as not accessing the internet or their cell phones to check Facebook or text message every three minutes will start to have them suffer from withdrawl symtoms (go ahead...search the 'net for young people cell phone addiction...I dare ya...). Basically, the young whippersnappers nowadays have no idea how to relax and take their time with anything. If they can't have it now, or it's not explained to them via video or audio...they just can't do it. Even the ones who express interest "give up" because they don't have time to do the reading...they're too busy filling their day up with text messaging and answering their phone. Anyway, maybe when we get a big comet or super solar flare and it wipes out all our cell phone towers we'll have a better chance. ;) ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]

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