In "The Demon-Haunted World" (1996), Carl Sagan says that one of the earliest written registries of humanity, dating from 2000 BC, complains about the ignorance of the younger generation of Sumerians. How true is that claim? Have we always hated on the youth?

by eliashaig

The reference is found in the first chapter of the book, also citing Plato's complaint about Hellenic youth found in the seventh book of Laws, by Plato. However. I could not find a source on it. Is it a false claim? Was Sagan relying on a false claim to do that affirmation?

au79

You may wish to look at a previous answer by /u/methinks2015 on this subject, from 2012.

In short, there does not seem to be a reliable source for the quote.