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 Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:09 pm
Flashback: household computers come out, mouses aren't available yet.
That was my infancy. When I was ten my parents bought a computer and my brother... owned it... for lack of a better explination. Within my lifetime technology has flourished and grown. When I was twelve, I got a NES for my birthday. ten years later I'm playing Diablo II and Torchlight on my new Dell Laptop saving up for an Alienware Desktop so I can play Fall Out 3. Yeah, technology has evolved in my lifetime, so quickly that I feel old at twenty-two.
Some may ask, what is a twenty-something doing on the internet ranting about his life? To be honest, I'm not sure. For all I know, no one is asking this and it's a moment of egotistical weakness and a cry for attention. Whatever it is, it's real to me. When Ipod first came out, there were rumors of 3D technology within a few years. Yeah, and the jetsons would become reality. Now that technology is moving I can see flying cars... or rather, my children's, children will.
When it comes to crap like this, I feel like it's my generation that is the 'baby boomers' of the tech era. Mine and my brother's generation paved the way for the tech we have today, made the complaints and the gratuities that made gaming what it is, but all I ever hear out of the newer generation is 'eh, it could be better' and I want to smack these people. It's not how it looks that's important, it's the fact that it's there, so be grateful.
Thank you for your time, if you actually read the full rant and get to this point, realize you are part of a very small group. Thank you very much for taking the time to be a part of that group.
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:18 pm
I totally know what you mean. I remember when cell phones, internet--heck, personal computers, were uncommon and now it seems like everyone and their dog has their own laptop, Iphone, ect. It's kinda weird when you look back, which, to me, wasn't that long ago and compare it to what we have today. I don't know if it's such a good thing, either, having all this technology to keep us entertained.
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:24 pm
I've always considered it the Aldous Huxley effect. I'm sure you've seen the analysis; that what we love will destroy us, and that technology is allowed to expand at such an alarming rate so as to distract us and make us more docile, less likely to defend our rights in case the government starts becoming totalitarian.
That doesn't, however, mean that we can't use it as a weapon against them. Gotta love Net Neutrality.
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:42 pm
 
I can't say I've seen this in it's entirety in my lifetime, considering I'm younger than you, but I understand. Actually, reading this, I thought of "Brave New World", like Ethereal Cereal did.
We have to remember that for every good thing in society, a detriment comes with it. For example, the calculator: most of my friends don't even remember how to divide... Hopefully we can keep these detriments in check before they consume us, and what we love destroys us in some way or another.
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:49 pm
I wouldn't worry about us Americans ever becoming docile and letting the government walk all over us. We're just as rowdy as ever. whee
What I'm worried about is people becoming over-reliant on technology. I know people that I work with who don't know the state tax and they're cashiers! People are getting too dependent on computers (and I'm guilty of it myself) and it's scary. What would happen if a huge electronic pluse rips out all of technology in the world? It would be so easy to do. We would be screwed.
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:42 pm
Funny you mention that Hootie, because for my College Writing homework assignment for next week we're doing a cause and effect paper about what would happen if a solar flare wiped out the world's power grids. Depending on the severity of the flare, I may only need to buy a generator and I'd be fine. Hell, as long as my car still works I wouldn't really give a damn what else is fried, because I could just focus most of my time on tearing that apart.
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:53 pm
Raurick Bludd Flashback: household computers come out, mouses aren't available yet. That was my infancy. When I was ten my parents bought a computer and my brother... owned it... for lack of a better explination. Within my lifetime technology has flourished and grown. When I was twelve, I got a NES for my birthday. ten years later I'm playing Diablo II and Torchlight on my new Dell Laptop saving up for an Alienware Desktop so I can play Fall Out 3. Yeah, technology has evolved in my lifetime, so quickly that I feel old at twenty-two. Some may ask, what is a twenty-something doing on the internet ranting about his life? To be honest, I'm not sure. For all I know, no one is asking this and it's a moment of egotistical weakness and a cry for attention. Whatever it is, it's real to me. When Ipod first came out, there were rumors of 3D technology within a few years. Yeah, and the jetsons would become reality. Now that technology is moving I can see flying cars... or rather, my children's, children will. When it comes to crap like this, I feel like it's my generation that is the 'baby boomers' of the tech era. Mine and my brother's generation paved the way for the tech we have today, made the complaints and the gratuities that made gaming what it is, but all I ever hear out of the newer generation is 'eh, it could be better' and I want to smack these people. It's not how it looks that's important, it's the fact that it's there, so be grateful. Thank you for your time, if you actually read the full rant and get to this point, realize you are part of a very small group. Thank you very much for taking the time to be a part of that group. i sooooooo agree with u. something that i think is funny is that before i was born my grandfather bought THE VERY FIRST mac home computer. seriuosly its serial number on it is 000000001. and wats even better is its my moms and i used to do reports with it for school. smile im 21 now and it still works and has the one peice computer/monitor, the one botton square mouse, the removable floppy drive, and the old holed paper printer.
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:33 pm
What always caught me by surprise about technology was as one had said [my apologies for not quoting, I'm lazy], technology used to be a reclusive hobby, and gaming the past-time of the hermit. Now it's become nationally acclaimed as a pseudo-sport, or more accurately, an international powerhouse past-time. Games have become internationally more recognized than sports, to the point that it's the only application of public eye that has both good and bad coverage.
Videogames used to be a dirty little secret, now it's a full blown manopoly[however you spell it]. I will never get used to it, but I will always adore it.
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