There is so much in this article - the young person's urge to explore new things, to learn skills and use them, according to the current zeitgeist. .... the childhood idol, your own respected father, turns slowly into an old man, who is clearly behind the times. Yes, it is hard to tell your parents - 'you are old fashioned, you don't know what the opportunities are today, you think you are telling me what to do because it is best for me, but you have failed to keep up with the times'. But that is what needs to be said - I am sure there are better ways to say it, than how I have said it. Maybe others will comment and suggest good ways to communicate that to the older generation. Or maybe it just does not need to be said at all - what are your views?