Our generation differs from the others in a very prominent way with technology and advancement; but is that a good thing or a bad?
By Caden Wheat
Each generation has a trademark name or catch to it that sets it apart from the others. There was the greatest generation, the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Y, and then there’s us. A generation full of expectation of what sets us apart from the others. We are Generation Now.
According to an article called “My generations disease” on spectator.org, 78 % of teens now have cell phones — with 48 % of those phones being smart phones — and 95 % of teens use the Internet.
We are a generation powered by instant everything, where communicating is way easier than it’s ever been before. We can walk into any room and see a group of people all with their heads in their phones totally tuned out of the world. We don’t even have to make phone calls anymore, just simple, quick texts will do.
Social media documents everything we do or say. We are a generation that is constantly trying to win every one of our follower’s approvals. We edit our profiles to make us look like the best version of ourselves possible. In reality, we kind of suck sometimes, but the Internet doesn’t have to know?
As of 2010, 67 % of households had an individual who played videogames. In 2011, consumers spent $24.75 billion on video games, hardware, and accessories.
We are a generation where we want everything as soon as possible and we don’t like to wait. Our generation is full of these things, due to extremely fast computers and cell phones. There is no other generation like ours.
Some of this is undoubtedly due to The Great Recession. Millennia’s are having a difficult time finding jobs; only 47 percent of 16-to-24-year-olds are employed, the smallest share since government started recording data in 1948.
Working hard has become a thing of the past. We get many things given to us and we want things fast. Although these things are very helpful in everyday life, they can also be a hindrance to our society.
Before we continue with the way of life we have now, the need for immediate gratification, we may want to reconsider how we do things. The future lies in our hands. Generation Now will be the leaders of tomorrow.