My Generation Too Disconnected From Our Generation

As generations go by, our predecessors assume we are skipping out on important aspects of life just to get a few extra minutes on our devices. In Catherine Rampell’s “A Generation of Slackers? Not So Much”, it is said the older generations believe Generation Y is “coddled, disrespectful, narcissistic, and impatient” (Rampell 388). In all reality our generation is just doing what it has to in order to thrive in the world we live in, where technology is one of the largest parts of our everyday lives. If the older generations that criticize Generation Y had grown up in Generation Y they would realize the world we live in requires the use of technology. The advancement of society with technology has shaped Generation Y to be the people that they are, relying on technology; however, older generations believe Generation Y is lazy.

Many times our fears of what is unknown to us are often the strongest fears we hold as human beings. However, what if it was the fear of things we already know that were the most powerful and influential in our lives? In modern society, many hold within themselves a deep-seated fear of the technology that the world has become so revolved around. Additionally, it has recently become debatable whether or not this technology has become a hindrance to members of the so-called iGeneration, born between 1995 and 2012, who have grown up in a world surrounded by technology. Truly, the members of older generations, including millennials who have had themselves split off from the apparent technology obsessed generation of the youngest millennials, have expressed their concern as to whether or not these vast differences in generations have to do with the unhealthy use of technology. Among those to have analyzed this phenomenon is writer Jean M. Twenge who in her article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?,” utilizes the study of a modern 13 year old girl named Athena to exemplify a plethora of determinants that technology has imposed on young people and the slow deterioration of everything from independence and social skills to a decline mental health due to technology use. Many of Twenge’s statements reveal the belief that many members of iGen are unequipped to handle adulthood and are even less happy because of the technology that has played a significant role in their lives

The purpose of this news article was to bring light to a topic that adults and non-millennials probably would not comprehend and or understand otherwise about the current generation and what they gravitate towards. Examples of this could be an elderly parent or grandparent wondering why their child/grandchild loves social media so much or a young person being curious of which app they use the most. The article is mostly focused around college and high school students. The research study further goes on to explain why this trend is happening through questions, graphs, and exact numbers. It goes on

He says that while Gen Z can take in a lot of information very quickly due to this technological upbringing they also lose interest extremely quickly. Also, they tend to be more private with this technology than millennials were, rather than posting everything online they are more likely to use more anonymous apps.

Shopping: Shopping for the Generation X started with the trip to the mall. If your local department store didn't have "the cool stuff", you'd have to take a trip to the mall where there are more options for the Gen X'er. Later the rise of E-commerce came into play, so now Generation X members are seasoned enough to know where to physically find the goods they need, but also know where to find a good deal on-line.

Through the internet and the change in learning this group is more self motivated to learn from each other versus just from the classroom. They also learn a lot more on their own. This expands “new forms of expression and rules of social behavior” (Source B). Consequently, the internet is more creativity and sense of self. As well as that “what makes these groups unique is that while adults participate, they are not automatically the resident experts by virtue of their age ” (Source C). Proving that Millennials surpass adults in the aspect of technology understanding and knowledge. Overall, the 30 and under generation are more self directed and creative in their learning prior than older

During Kathryn Tyler’s first section she talks about how millennials are connected and how the connectivity of technology has changed our generation. One of her first points in this section was about how students today are able to talk with their parents while away from college, “Now, students may be going across the country, but they call their parents on the cell phone three to five times per day” (Tyler 478). She really emphasizes the difference between the generation from today and the previous generation, “Years ago, most college dorm rooms had one land line, and, if parents were lucky, kids called home once a week” (478). Right away she stats facts of the generations are changing which gives the reader a very good a clear understand of how

One important aspect of our life is our health. Today, people are proactive about staying healthy and learning about their body. Since technology is now a major factor in our lifestyle; people who grew up in this era are more familiar with it. This group of people are called Generation X and Generation Y. The time span for this generation are people born between 1965 and 1986. Generation X and Generation Y have a different mind-set than the generation before them (Andolina & Lillé, 2011).

Even the out-of-it others say they stumble on news while they’re catching up with friends on Facebook, scanning their Twitter feeds or looking for entertainment online. Therefore, this group, about a third of all Millennials, is most like the stereotype of apathetic, disengaged youth. They tend to stumble onto news and information while looking for other stuff online. At 18 to 24, they are younger members of the millennial generation, and various are in school or college. Eight in 10 stream music, TV or movies, three out of 4 go online to see what their friends are doing. Half play games online, with most of those saying they play several times a day.

Throughout time, generations have been responsible for ensuring the stability and security of the future. Whether or not the world improves or worsens is completely up to the adults who inherit it. Sociologists and Researchers have examined the characteristics that define each passing generation and so far no generation has been better equipped with taking on the ever changing world than Generation Z. Generation Z is a richly diverse and technologically proficient group with strong aspirations towards a prosperous future.

Technology is not all to blame for the stereotypes about Generation Z. Despite the negative comments about Generation Z being lazy and unaware, they are not at all. In fact, because most of them are technologically inclined and virtually updated, they are not apathetic, they’re just being teenagers who were raised in a different environment. This is why there is such a thing as generations in this world. If there weren’t any changes in the world, we wouldn’t even be able to tell if a new generation has come. Every generation has its benefits for a better and more advanced living.

Individuals of Generation X – those born between 1963 and 1981- have seen the world around them change in a variety of ways during their lifetime, from the fall of the Soviet Union to the dawn of the personal computer. Some of these advancements directly affected their lives, while others influenced their attitudes, opinions, and outlooks. Generation X should not be reflected as the lost generation, but the generation that introduced technology embraced innovation and observed tragedies that implanted fear across the entire nation.

In the essay “Sulking with Lisa Loeb on the Ice Planet Hoth” Chuck Klosterman shows the similarity of the movie The Empire Strikes Back to Generation X. Klosterman does this by stating, “ Empire was the first movie that people in the seventies could understand in a way that went outside of the rudimentary plot line”(151). So Klosterman is able to connect to the movie because it was the first movie these Gen Xers could honestly understand. So it changed their whole outlook on life and shaped them into what they were when they grew up. similarly, on a larger scale, social media has shaped and influenced Millennials. Every generation has had something to shape their culture, but why is it that “us” Millennials are seen as the failed generation. I believe that Millennials will be the smartest generation because we were born into the most advanced era and we were able to adapt to it. The positives far outweigh the negative effects studied by an ignorant generation. Social media has influenced millennials positively because it was the thing we understood most, provides a platform outside of rudimentary culture, and gave them their own voice.

It 's hard to keep up sometimes isn 't  it, keeping up with the millennials. Sometimes it just feels like they are advancing every single day. The millennials are often criticized for their over commitment to their phone or device. I have to disagree with this, because in reality the millennials are advancing beyond their years. Think about it last time you did math homework with your parents and they had no idea what any of it was about. Although it may feel like millennials are only invested in their social media and that 's all they care about, sometimes there is a method to the madness.

One thing that has continued to advance steadily throughout history is technology. Generations pass as technological knowledge increases. Although this is a fact the world has come to accept, it creates a sea of barriers between generations that is difficult to overcome. Technology plays a crucial part in society today, but that fact hasn’t always held true. In past generations, such advanced technology wasn’t available or even discovered. Phones weren’t portable, computers weren’t a common sight in homes, and the gathering of information required a trip to the library and hours of research. Today, information is easily attainable by way of a computer or cell phone. In fact, hardly any effort is required at all. The older generations are mistrustful and cautious of these new technologies, as well as vastly uneducated,