From the link: "mathotical student"

Hah.

IOmemeN, I am nearly all caught up on laundry and have gotten rid of a significant amount of clutter over the past two days. I must not be well.

I am sorry if I offend you by this email, but I put my heart and sole into my education and I believe in myself even if you don't.

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

The worst part about reading that stupid (with THREE Os) student's email is that is doesn't surprise me at all.

Maybe I just never noticed it before...or my perception of behavior like that is obscured by the fact that, should I ever have spoken to anyone like that as a young person, I would literally have lost teeth in the aftermath...(I remember mistakenly flashing a peace sign at my father and ending up in an ace bandage for weeks...and I wasn't even meaning to be disrespectful.)...but I am quite honestly appalled by the way people see fit to speak to each other these days.

By people, I mean folks who aren't even aware of the social boundaries they are crossing...not the ones who see the boundaries but shit on them anyway. There seems to be this growing horde of nurtured narcissists that I can't bring myself to laugh at.

Please, somebody tell me that they've always been out there, but I just never saw them. Otherwise, the trend is going to make me hide under my bed until the apocalypse.

eta:

the email was more like a superior would send to a subordinate, and the tone was inappropriate.

THIS is what I'm talking about!

Is it a result of the 'everybody wins' culture of the last couple of generations?

You don't have to hide under the bed - just stay in here and you'll be fine.

Otherwise, the trend is going to make me hide under my bed until the apocalypse.

On the bright side, when the apocalypse comes they'll be all whining about how unfair it is... I mean, more than the rest of us.

On the bright side, when the apocalypse comes they'll be all whining about how unfair it is... I mean, more than the rest of us.

This actually made me laugh out loud. I guess that is the upside. At least we'll have a realistic view of the end...while we all burn together! Maybe the enlightened flames will hurt less?

You don't have to hide under the bed - just stay in here and you'll be fine.

Sometimes, it's my only refuge, I tell you what.

"I specifically planned for this apocalypse and am very disappointed that it does not meet my standards. My zombie repellent kit is useless against invaders from outer space. I ask that you change my apocalypse immediately."

So in addition to being a world-class entitled douche, he also has reading comprehension problems.

Actually, I'm pretty sure I used to work with this guy. He got fired for sexual harrassment.

"I specifically planned for this apocalypse and am very disappointed that it does not meet my standards. My zombie repellent kit is useless against invaders from outer space. I ask that you change my apocalypse immediately."

You guys are really cheering me up.

Now I'm just appalled in lowercase.

erika, baby, you know we'll be your shelter from the storm.

Those emails...the entitlement, it burns. And is totally mystifying. What the fuck were these kids' parents thinking? Ever?