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"Unfortunately, most of what the up –and-coming generation knows is pertinent to technology., whereas 
the older generations (older than mine) were well versed in a plethora of knowledge. I’m jealous.” 

I find myself disagreeing with the author of the comment about how the older generations are more knowledgeable than the generation of the technology era. I understand that this generation now is consumed in social media and the latest and greatest iPhone compared to back then in whatever time period the author is referring to. I believe that there are flaws in every generation that comes around and with that we learn from it and improve. Technology isn't a bad thing; it's the abuse of how much technology we use.

In this era all we are always surrounded by technology and we have the world at our finger tips. For someone to say that our generation is lacking in knowledge is kind of a slap in the face when in this day and age we can find out anything in seconds. Even though kids are staying inside more and are exposed more to TV and computer screens rather than the outside world, kids are learning a lot more at such a young age and developing faster than kids back then. This generation in school with this newer technology has allowed them to stay stimulated longer and be more interested and engaged while they'll learning in the classroom. So I don't see why this author believes that being surrounded by technology is a bad thing; it has allowed several educational companies to find ways to make learning more fun and engaging to kids and make them want to come to school.

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"Unfortunately, most of what the up –and-coming generation knows is pertinent to technology., whereas the older generations (older than mine) were well versed in a plethora of knowledge. I’m jealous.”

In a response to this quote, I think that, it shouldn't be seen as something "unfortunate" but rather more fortunate. You are able to know more, because of technology. If you wake up one day and wanted to learn how to play the piano, you can get on YouTube and teach yourself how to play the piano. Being born into a generation that has really "picked up" technology, you learn to use it, and get used to it. Technology is something you can't ignore, it's everywhere. This doesn't mean you are limited to just knowledge related to technology. But with that technology, you have so much more knowledge in the palm of your hands, whenever and where ever you are.

However, this doesn't mean you should  give your 4 year old the newest iPhone. Social and other basic kinds of interaction is well needed for everyone. Just because you have the ability to do something, or get your hands on something, it doesn't necessarily mean you should. It is definitely important to teach younger generations to use technology in their best interest. With everything else, it needs to be well balanced.

I don't think it is something to be jealous about, in the older generations, news would take time to be heard of, diseases undiscovered yet because the lack of technology. Science has come a long way and it should be appreciated.

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“Given the proclivity of the younger generations to text rather than talk to one another, I am waiting for the app that lets you say something truly radical with your iPhone, iPad ( or other device) .. use the app to talk to somebody. Whoever invents this one will make a bazillion dollars.”


It's the sad truth that younger generations have the tendencies to prefer virtual confrontation rather than face-to-face confrontation. Text messaging, Social Media, and other apps have spoiled users with the ease of getting in contact with a friend at just a click of a button. Yes, it is pretty amazing how we now have to ability to do that, but do we really need another app that allows us to talk to somebody in a different way?

I really don't think we do. Already, kids are getting distracted from school work and other important tasks because they are too focused on their cell phones and computers.
Do away with messenger apps and find a person who can invent the desire for younger generations to want to personally interact with other people, and that person will probably make a "bazillion dollars."

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"Unfortunately, most of what the up –and-coming generation knows is pertinent to technology, whereas the older generations (older than mine) were well versed in a plethora of knowledge. I’m jealous.”

It's true that most of what the upcoming generation knows relates to technology. It also might seem like older generations are well-versed in a "plethora of knowledge." However, I think there are many variables to consider when comparing the two generations in such a way. 

First, you can't say that younger generations don't know as much as older generations simply because the younger generation is so reliant on technology. Older generations have historically married younger, encountered HUGE societal changes (civil rights, women's liberation, countless wars, AIDS epidemic, etc.) during their formative years, and were NOT as connected to the "outside" world as much as we are today. I think that when you consider the fact that people were marrying, having children, and beginning their career at age 18-21 -- it makes it seem like they were "more mature" sooner than this generation is. Which they probably were, but I don't think it has anything to do with technology. Because the pressure is not on children today, to marry young and begin a family so young, they don't have to "grow up" so fast. 

The older generation might seem like they have a "plethora" of knowledge, but doesn't anyone who has lived a full life? They have lived through things, experienced things, loved, lost, learned. At 18, you're just beginning to do all of that. If anything, technology has given us access to develop our own foundation of knowledge. At the click of a button, we can learn how to change a tire, sew, renovate a bathroom, learn a new dance, learn about the mysteries of the universe or the newest species discovered at the bottom of the ocean, find out what is happening around the world without having to hear about it on the 5 o'clock news, learn how to help a colicky baby, or find out how to train a dog.

There's nothing to be jealous about. Each generation has it's issues (this one maybe just a disconnect from face-to-face interactions), but not being as smart or as well-versed in things, I simply don't agree with. 

Post One; Amra

A comment on the NYT about tech use in people aged 30 and under, it reads;

"Unfortunately, most of what the up –and-coming generation knows is pertinent to technology., whereas the older generations (older than mine) were well versed in a plethora of knowledge. I’m jealous.”

Personally, I am in total agreement. This younger generation lives on their technology, whatever happened to the childhood where you would talk to your friends in person instead of texting them and playing outside together instead of Trivia crack from each other's respective homes. I don't think they know how to act like proper kids anymore honestly, but they sure do know their way around an iPhone or iPad. 

Granted, being able to look up information in the blink of an eye is awesome. Having a world of knowledge at your fingertips either on your phone or on a computer is insane, something like this didn't exist forty something years back. The older generation is even more mind blown considering they grew up getting information for papers by spending hours upon hours in a library. Whereas now the younger kids can just type the subject that they are trying to research into Google and receive hundreds upon thousands of results pertaining to it. 

Sure the older generation might have gotten the short end of the stick. But what is the point with all this technology and vast available knowledge when it ends up going in one ear and out the other. The younger generation hardly pays attention to all the information we have available to us and that is sad in so many ways. They don't actually learn anymore. 

But i admire the older generation that is well versed in knowledge, they had to learn if they were going to get anywhere in life. It makes me jealous that they were raised in such a manner that knowledge was vast and having access to it was a privilege, something the younger generation cannot understand. 

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Regarding statement number two of the article in the NYT, I think it is false. Basically the statement says that humans under the age of thirty years old, don't know how to retain information or express it without technology, versus the age above that who only are using their brain. I think that is an unfair statement because young adults do use a lot of different types of technology, however, if they are educated, they can use it correctly. As long as we use technology as a source of back-up or learning tool, we can retain even more knowledge than the age above us. The ability to become smart and retain information can be done through books, word of mouth, and technology now-a-days. Anyone who disapproves or suggests that technology can be dumbing, has a point. But if it is used correctly, their point is invalid.
-Cassidy Wainwright