Out of nowhere a girl texting on her phone with one hand and holding her iPod with the other practically collides with me. I look up from my iPod just in time to dodge out of the way. She glances up at me and that's when I realize--it's Katy! I almost ran headlong into my cousin.
How small my world has become. It can be compacted into 160 GB of space on a minicomputer that fits in the palm of my hand. As a member of Generation Y, I have to hand it to myself and those me age. We are so invested in technology that sometimes we miss what is right in front of our faces.
I'm certainly not badmouthing technology. My iPod is still my lifeline and I could not make it through the day without looking at my phone. And if Mark Zuckerburg can make 13 Billion dollars off of a website, more power to him (I've discovered the answer to all my financial woes: drop out. It worked for Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerburg). But every once in a while I'm not going to utilize those ear buds and just enjoy the sounds of outside while I walk. But I'll do that later...
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| On the train back from Scotland Beno and I took pictures of our most prized possessions. Only Generation Y would take this over the Scottish Countryside. |
I love almost colliding with you.
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This reminds me of an NPR show I listened to yesterday about "distractions" -- at first they were talking just about how dangerous they can be, but they also touched on the interactions that can be lost because of our technology. Here's a link if you're interested: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kuer/news.newsmain/article/184/0/1781156/RadioWest.(M-F..11AM..and..7PM)/32811.Distracted
ReplyDeleteNeal and I always argue about our generational differences, and he insists that we cannot possibly be different generations...but actually we are, I'm a late Gen-Xer and he's an early Gen-Yer, and the proof is in technology. I was in college before internet, email, cell phones, or ipods were pervasive (or in some cases even existed) and I just don't use technology the way people who were exposed to it at a younger age do. Sure, I like to surf the internet, but when I need to get something done, I can't have music playing or headphones on (do people even use headphones anymore or is it all earbuds these days (which brings up the sad fact that I have oddly-shaped ear canals and have never gotten an earbud to stay in my ear).
And on another note, I haven't seen you in forever -- we should "collide" soon. Would you venture out for another bread twist sometime? ;)
That's why I love my skullcandy so much. They're earbuds that actually stay in my ears. We should "collide" sometime, and I promise to turn off my iPod. ;) But I would prefer that we don't get food poisoning this time. That would be good.
ReplyDeleteI will be colliding with you in less than three weeks!
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