I remember a song about it being the Pepsi Generation. And of course there's the Baby Boomer generation and the Generation X.
But tonight, standing in line at a funeral visitation, there was a sign requesting we turn off our cell phones. A sad commentary that some of us have become so "connected" that we have to always have our phone on. I noticed that the over 50 crowd in this line didn't have their phones out checking them every minute. It was kind of refreshing because to be quite honest, I'm tired of trying to have a conversation with some of the people who are glued to the little screen on their phone, so afraid of missing a call or text.
How many folks stopped at the stop light are checking their phone. I can tell you there are many times when there is a long delay after the light has turned green and the head is down and the eyes aren't on the road.
I'm always amazed that when I leave the house early in the morning how many folks are yakking away on their phones. I didn't think that many people were morning persons wanting to talk the day away.
Then there's the times we eat out and people are watching their cell phone screens instead of trying to have a conversation with the people sitting across from them.
I like my computer and I certainly enjoy the benefits of a cordless phone in my home and a cell phone. But if it means not talking to the people I'm with and being so absorbed, I think I want out of the techy generation.
Any one with me?
The Techy Generation...
September 15th, 2011 at 12:53 am
September 15th, 2011 at 01:16 am 1316049396
BUT, I am with you on the overall feel of your post. I don't know how many times I have been with people who start looking at their phone and texting during a conversation. SO AGGRAVATING. Just today I got stuck behind some lady yacking away on her cell phone a million miles a minute - she wouldn't GO (was a stop sign with lots of cross traffic, but lord knows what she was waiting for! Distracted, for sure).
It's funny you bring up because I was just thinking today about how I wonder how much of social outcasts we will be in the long run not partaking with most of our generation, and how much we will have to compromise to stay in the loop, etc. I personally can't stand most of the Facebook premise (ME ME ME - all the time - glued to the computer 24/7 type stuff). & as much as I love the internet, I also turn off and unplug a good portion of every day (& most vacations). I unplug most the time I leave the house, for one.
& so tech gets a bad name, and I Feel like I often have to defend the good sides. But, rant away - I TOTALLY understand!!
September 15th, 2011 at 04:52 am 1316062360
I also resent the fact that I'm supposedly supposed to be on Facebook. Today we were emailed by our Brand Department that we are supposed to "friend" our workplace. Yeah, I don't think so. Even if I was on Facebook. Here's the deal - I do a series of tasks well, and you pay me for it.
September 15th, 2011 at 05:18 am 1316063919
September 15th, 2011 at 03:20 pm 1316100051
I'm probably the most techie of my friends, but i don't have a smartphone, only a prepaid cell that i almost never use (mostly when traveling). I don't like to be constantly accessible - I like my anonymous time (obviously, I don't have children!) I also don't understand what people are talking about when they are on their phones constantly. Seems like a lot of it is needless chatter to fill up time and space.
I also don't think it's just a sign of the times - my mom was constantly on our turquoise 70's wall phone when I was a kid. She would sit in the dining room tethered to that phone and blab with her friends. A phone call would interrupt whatever we were doing - I hated it then, too!
September 15th, 2011 at 03:35 pm 1316100957
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