My Generation

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I wonder how much the world changes from generation to generation. I keep thinking, "man, kids my age are gonna be running the world soon and we're all fucking morons. What's gonna happen to the world?" As it turns out, everyone before me has probably asked the same question - as will people after me.

Has the world ever changed dramatically because of the beliefs of the people living in it? I mean, would people from 150 years ago come here and tell us that our priorities are all wrong? Does anything EVER change, and if it does, how significant is it? Is change necessarily bad? Think: What if EVERY generation before mine has "ruined" the world in the eyes of their ancestors, and yet, things now are still pretty chill.

I just wonder what the world will be like in 30-40 years. Kids my age, we grew up (most importantly) with the internet. Think about the implications of that. We grew up with fucking YouTube. We grew up with MySpace and Facebook and American-fucking-Idol and Tivo and all sorts of shit that focuses on one thing: YOU. Reality TV these days involves the audience. MySpace is all about self-indulgence, no matter what anyone says. Facebook has its practical uses, but it's gonna go the way of MySpace sooner or later. YouTube is all user-generated. We are going to see the realization of Warhol's dream; We will all be famous for fifteen minutes.

On the internet.

Think, though - will we be prepared to deal with children? We're so self-absorbed. How can we possibly handle being responsible for another person? What will OUR kids turn out like? Find out next, on...