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I call it the Fart App Generation. Triviality rules the day. People make money selling whoopee cushions too. And if you find meaning in that, then more power to

• lazyjones 13y ago
  I fail to see the problem with that. If people prefer "bright minds" to work on cancer cures rather than on new casual games, why don't we make a $5 app to sponsor cancer research and see how well it sells? My conclusion is, that most people simply aren't bothered with cancer research until they get it (apparently in these areas, about 50% of the population do at some point in their lives).
  • praptak 13y ago
    > My conclusion is, that most people simply aren't bothered with cancer research until they get it This is part of the problem, coupled with the "immediate reward versus distant punishment" bias. Another is the obvious tragedy of the commons here. Once the research is successful it also benefits those who chose not to contribute so fund it please while I spend my $5 on a tasty cookie.
  • 16s 13y ago
    I make no judgement as to whether it is good or bad. That's just how it is.
• Dewie 13y ago
  How is this a generational thing, in the social sense? Maybe it's just the fact that as we manage to get more and more productive and automate more and more of our work, we have to invent more and more needs for people to spend their money on, to keep the majority of the adult workforce employed. Eventually we get really diminishing returns, providing services and products that seem frivolous to most people at a second glance.