Whatever! Whatevvvveeer! Whhhhhhaaaattttevvvveeerr! How can a simple word be transformed into an underlying definition of such a complex generation. Today's generation is a paragon of narcissism, according to Dr. Welsh. I never would have considered such an idea, but this professor makes a great point. Technology has enabled us to put our lives on the Internet, but we tend to constantly replay those mediums only for a need to see the finished product. We are labeled as the "Whatever generation," who does not care about anything. Personally, at times, I tend to go about my day careless, not really concerned about the world and it's problems. As a future professional, I can not allow my "Whatever generation" tendencies to rub off onto my class. Dr. Welsh believes that the next generation's attitude will consist of doing "whatever it takes" to encourage change throughout the world.
Here's the link to Dr. Welsh's lecture Click here.
To quote Depeche Mode "People are people". I think Dr. Welsh has it wrong. You are no more or less than others that came before you. You will succeed or fail based upon your own merit and work, not because you have been labeled by media. The problem is we don't understand the paradigm shift that is taking place right now. I suspect that there will be lots of looking back over this time period by our ancestors to give it meaning, but I doubt very seriously that they will label your generation the "whatever" generation.
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Maybe Mr. C is correct, that all of this analysis and labeling is inappropriate at such an early stage. But in the last minute of his talk Dr. Wesch raises the prospect of a generation of hope emerging from all of the narcissistic behavior he describes. He suggests this hope for hope is the result, or could be the result, of new conversations springing from the new media. Is their any evidence from the events in EDM310 this semester that Dr. Wesch may be correct?
ReplyDeleteYou feel as if you ARE part of the narcissistic generation and I'll tell you, those type of people have always been around, just don't get caught up in yourself and you'll be fine. Yes, the newer generation will, hopefully, not get caught up in themselves. You just try not to as well.
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