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>And I bet someone can point me at writings by those exact Romans where they complain about the youths not being up to par with Plato.

Well, you asked for it.

O tempora, o mores has become a common use Latin phrase (Cicero, 63 or maybe 70 BC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_tempora_o_mores!



That's not specifically about the young not knowing their cultural references anymore, though. People complaining about their offspring in general is as old as time. Although, ironically, a surprising amount of quotes about that aren't sourced properly or dubious in general.



That is just awesome.




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