I always think back to Thomas Wolfe getting ripped a new one after writing Hooking Up. The criticism was usually of the "look at this old dude trying to instruct young people on sex. Young people know more about sex than you do old man," variety. It was always a dumb criticism because it wasn't true, young people were largely clueless on the subject. Always have been. What I wonder is if the cluelessness is now lasting longer, well into people's 20's and maybe even 30's. It would explain things like the existence of the Persuasion piece.
I always think back to Thomas Wolfe getting ripped a new one after writing Hooking Up. The criticism was usually of the "look at this old dude trying to instruct young people on sex. Young people know more about sex than you do old man," variety. It was always a dumb criticism because it wasn't true, young people were largely clueless on the subject. Always have been. What I wonder is if the cluelessness is now lasting longer, well into people's 20's and maybe even 30's. It would explain things like the existence of the Persuasion piece.