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The article makes sweeping generalizations about Gen X/Y based on just two annecdotes (Snowden, Manning). The author is eager to blame deregulation for the ris
by normloman 13y ago
The article makes sweeping generalizations about Gen X/Y based on just two annecdotes (Snowden, Manning).
The author is eager to blame deregulation for the rise in leaks. But last I checked, people still leaked documents before the 1970s.
Nice story. Simple, and reassuring. But complete BS.
- canistr 13y agoIn agreement with you on this one. Exceptions to the rule don't make it the norm. In fact, people like Snowden and Manning are making it more difficult for Gen Y's to work in environments such as theirs because they are viewed cautiously by the people in power (Boomers).
- normloman 13y agoI believe you made the same mistake as the article: Making sweeping generalizations about people of a certain age group without empirical evidence.
- mpyne 13y agoIf anything, the mass availability of massively interconnected networks, and cheap compact and plentiful digital storage is what has led to Manning and Snowden-style leaks. As you mention it's not as if previous generations were less complacent about government. If anything generational angst was a far worse problem back then (e.g. late 1960s, or the Communist pushes in the late 40s, or the fascist sympathizers during the Great Depression). We don't hear about that angst for the most part since it didn't succeed, but it certainly left its mark at each point in time.