When I finished reading Beloit College Mindset I realized how many things applied to me and just how wide the technological generation gap between us and our parents actually is. It made me think just how many things we take for granted but also how far we've come technology wise in very little time. I think the list did a good job of showing the cultural differences of our generation in comparison to our parents.
I thought number 71 on the list saying the nation has never approved of the job Congress is doing was a great example of how somethings never change. Also number 31 which talks about how the first home computer we touched was probably a apple II or mac II they are now in a museum shows us how far we've come technology wise in the last 18 years. Back when computers used to be bulky and stationary to now when they've become downsized and portable. How a massive tower and monitor is now made to fit in the palm of your hand it is really quite amazing.
From having hundreds of cable channels but nothing to watch, this shows how we've become accustomed to watching TV. when we only had around 8 channels, and how we've strayed from going outside to play. And the example of "viewer discretion" having always been available warning on TV. shows showing our generation being steered toward what our parents thought to be appropriate and strict monitoring of television as we know it.
I thought those examples were accurate, but other items on the list seemed wrong. For example, numbers 1, 19, and 46. We learn cursive in school, and I personally use it when I write, but most things nowadays are typed and teachers rarely require assignments in cursive so no one really practices, but that doesn't mean we don't know how. Secondly before having a cell phone as your house phone became cheaper than having a land line most people I know had corded phones and many still do so twisting and untwisting the cord was a normal thing to do while talking on the phone. Lastly almost every teenager knows who nirvana was and still listen to much of their music today.
Overall I thought most of the Mindset list was both informative and spot on. I felt the encompassed a lot generation differences and showed how much technology has improved in the past 18 years and how different our generation is from our parents.
