I think anyone who's ever gone through adolescence and wanted something from their parents knows the basic tenets of a con.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Teens in the '90s had the same basic desires as they do now.
There's a lot of conning as part of our society, I think.
Teens are passionate, questioning, curious, have a bit of the idealism I still cling to, and they're making decisions for the first time that can alter the course of their lives - and sometimes, the course of the world.
I didn't have my parents to rebel against, but I had society, and that definitely is what they taught me. Just: Trust nothing.
I think it's important to give young people the freedom to follow their ideas and pursue their interests.
My parents must have done a great job. Anytime I wanted to pursue something that they weren't familiar with, that was not part of their lifestyle, they let me go ahead and do it.
My parents weren't very strict. They've always trusted me to be independent and make my own decisions. There wasn't really anything to rebel against.
And I think it's because good cons are all based on the victim's need, and the successful con artist is the one, I guess, who can exploit that. I remember reading something about this, that one of the great traits of confidence tricksters is the level that they flatter their victim.
My parents were passionate about what they did, very cheap, and very focused on doing good in society.
Adolescence is the conjugator of childhood and adulthood.