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I think there's a fundamental divide between people who became adults before the internet existed in the modern form (circa 1995 or so), and after. I also thin
by jaggederest 14y ago
I think there's a fundamental divide between people who became adults before the internet existed in the modern form (circa 1995 or so), and after.
I also think that there is effectively another break point at the advent of the smart phone (circa 2007) - people who become adults after smart phones were commonplace have an entirely different worldview.
I think that if your focus is narrowly on facility with technology at hand, ageism is a natural consequence.
I also happen to think that's a bad idea - a diversity of viewpoints is a goal to be pursued in and of itself.
- quotemstr 14y ago> people who become adults after smart phones were commonplace have an entirely different worldview. Care to elaborate?
- jaggederest 14y agoAs an example: It's entirely possible that they've never been lost. With a gps-enabled smartphone and mapping, that whole concept goes away.
- Pwnguinz 14y agoAnecdotally, I find myself now to be lost more often than prior to. Before GPS/Mapping on smartphones became common place, I would acquaint myself very well with where I was going, whereas now I'm much more care free about it--but on the off chance my destination has no signal, or the phone's battery dies on me, I'm much more screwed.