The Great Depression brought lasting technological change. We might be in the middle of a similar game changer:
I want to you stop, take a breath and consider this moment we're in. Because you will look back on it and realize how amazing it was - how amazing it is!....Google has just invented virtual reality in a pair of eyeglasses. If you watched Star Trek growing up and longed for your very own holodeck, well, it's here. You shall have it.
The economy is rebuilding itself atop the ashes of the old one. Traditions are being trashed as we make new ones, vestigial institutions - the US Postal Service, terrestrial radio, the 9-to-5 cubicle career - are being gutted, their idiosyncrasies as endearing as they are irrelevant.
New industries are sprouting up.
The curtain has been pulled back and the alarmists have been revealed for what they are: old men in suits. They are terrified. Their world is going away and no one will listen. They are lashing out, gasping for moment's worth of attention from someone, anyone - even if they must use scare tactics to get it. It's not working. People are going about their lives. They are making long-term plans again.
The Boomers are still working. They are aware of the research about their aging brains - "use it or lose it" say the scientists. They need not retire, we don't want their jobs, we are creating our own. The workforce is adjusting. The very definition of work itself is up for grabs. We are redefining it now.
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I like this passage. I think in 10 years we will feel the effects of change and our generation in the driver seat. I feel our generation is open-minded to a lot of issues and has the creativity and energy to revamp our society.
ReplyDeleteGreat article! It is so true that our economy is evolving and 9-5 days and traditional office environments are becoming a thing of the past. I agree with Jaed, our generation is demanding change and sparking innovation. When there are no job because of a down market, why not start up something new? Our generation should be critiquing old, established norms and pushing for change. Its our time, lets do something with the talent we have!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really interesting article. I also agree with Jaed, we have a very open-minded generation.
ReplyDeleteReading Jared's comment has really given me hope for our future. Although our way of life is consistently changing, I am becoming optimistic about the potential that our generation brings. We have ideas and an efficient thought-pattern that will allow us to be more successful and prosperous. Especially after witnessing corruptive governments and banks, we have an opportunity to change our past and what our predecessors have damaged.
ReplyDeleteWell said, Mike
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