If you were born in 1999-2002, and are living in this modern day society as a high school attending teenager, you have probably heard something along these lines. I'm sure that every person at some point in there lives have been given this lecture no matter how hard they strive to act otherwise. My volleyball coach once said,
"I'm sure you all are tired of hearing people say crap about your generation, am I right? Well I'll let you in on a little secret. Every generation has been talked down to because of reasons which are specific to them. So if you just accept the fact that there are always going to be "haters" then you'll be okay."
Now don't get me wrong...I'm definitely not one to say 'embrace your inner self because that's who you truly are.' I do believe that our generation is simply too involved in the next best thing, especially when it comes to electronics. However, because of the times that we have been raised in, we are naturally expected to excel in things of this age. Let me put it this way. "Acquiring skills on the latest technologies helps better students to become better collaborators, communicators, critical thinkers, innovators, problem solvers and citizens of our global economy. More than 50% of today's jobs require some degree of technology skills, and experts say that percentage will increase to 77% in the next decade."
The last generation should be the ones to understand most of all because they saw the beginnings of this unavoidable movement. What movement? The movement I like to call the E.A.M. Also known as, the Electronic Age Movement.
Now you might be asking yourself, "I've never heard of such a thing...E.A.M.--please. Probably just some dramatic teenager trying to get attention."
Yes, and no. It may not be an official thing as of yet, but it is definitely lying right under the surface, too delusive to be noticed and yet just clear enough for the older generations to see. Why do they notice? Because it is true when they were growing up they had to help out around the house and help the family in their income, but, just like us, they were just slightly different too. Always having the next best thing because that's what was available to them. Now we simply follow in their footsteps a little uniquely and we are critiqued and judged?
No. I believe that the older generations are simply afraid of the E.A.M., thus having a just cause in panicking when they see teens constantly on media. Who knows? Maybe one day all jobs will be run by machines or robots. That is not the case today, so there is absolutely no need to freak out about something that isn't even happening yet. Albeit, I do not deny that very many teenagers abuse their electronics by being on social media far too often.
My point in this prolonged argument, is this: The E.A.M. is coming, in the near future. Is it here yet? No. Also, I agree with the statement that teenagers are on devises too often, but in the world they're growing up in, how are they (we) expected to completely seclude themselves? A new thing isn't always a bad thing. Take automobiles for instance. I'm sure that in 1886 when the very first automobile was created, there were some people out there who were very skeptical. Perhaps they were even afraid. Maybe they thought that everyone should just revert back to the old ways with horse and buggy. Was this a good thing? Once again, no. If time had traveled backwards instead of forward, we would be caught in an endless time loop with horses and buggies, suits, and top hats of the past. I don't know about you, but I certainly don't want that to be the case. So sometimes it's just better to accept things for the way they are and try to make the best of it. You never know, it could just be for our benefit. After all, as the saying goes, "All things are difficult before they are easy."
In conclusion, let us dwell on a famous quote by the well respected Thomas Fuller. "He that fears not the future may enjoy the present."
Yours sincerely,
TheNerdInGlasses
My point in this prolonged argument, is this: The E.A.M. is coming, in the near future. Is it here yet? No. Also, I agree with the statement that teenagers are on devises too often, but in the world they're growing up in, how are they (we) expected to completely seclude themselves? A new thing isn't always a bad thing. Take automobiles for instance. I'm sure that in 1886 when the very first automobile was created, there were some people out there who were very skeptical. Perhaps they were even afraid. Maybe they thought that everyone should just revert back to the old ways with horse and buggy. Was this a good thing? Once again, no. If time had traveled backwards instead of forward, we would be caught in an endless time loop with horses and buggies, suits, and top hats of the past. I don't know about you, but I certainly don't want that to be the case. So sometimes it's just better to accept things for the way they are and try to make the best of it. You never know, it could just be for our benefit. After all, as the saying goes, "All things are difficult before they are easy."
In conclusion, let us dwell on a famous quote by the well respected Thomas Fuller. "He that fears not the future may enjoy the present."
Yours sincerely,
TheNerdInGlasses
