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I am 34. My fiance is 27. She has a handful of friends that are a few years younger in their ealry 20s. In my generation (born ~1990 and earlier), social media
by speedplane 8y ago
I am 34. My fiance is 27. She has a handful of friends that are a few years younger in their ealry 20s. In my generation (born ~1990 and earlier), social media can be good entertainment and potentially help your career or business.
In later generations (~1995 and younger), being on social media is not just a "nice thing", it's mandatory. If you're not active, with friends, posting envy-inducing photos, you just don't exist. Many teenagers and early 20 year olds face huge anxiety over their online presence.
So in response to your point, I don't blame their "generation" for this behavior, of being a rotten generation. To be clear, it was our generation that did it to them, extolling the virtues of technology and communication with no limits, always assuming that being connected was a purely positive gain, turning objects like the iPhone into religious relics.
My generation started with rotary phones and got handheld mobiles and were happy with that. But if you're born with that, instant access to everyone any anyone, it's bound to change the way you interact with others.