The internet generation vs. the old school...it is an interesting mix of two generations that are overlapping right at the same time. So which one has the best to offer? Well I believe we can learn a bit from each.
First let's take the new generation of web 2.0. It is a generation which has found itself with a bit easier road than our predecessors. We rarely have to go the library to research information (we have wikipedia for that ;) and we never have to go on physical dates (we have match.com) for that. So the question remains, why do we even get out of our houses? (yeah, groceries can be delivered, too!)
On the other hand, we have the traditional outlets of media.....newspapers, tv reporters, and wait, you guessed it.......books! It is a generation that is trying hard to find use in today's society. After all, we don't use newspapers anymore, right? We have blogs and online editorials for that. Don't need reporters, we have millions of them on youtube. And, oh yeah the books, well....no one wants to read, which probably gets to the root of Doris Lessing's frustration, as she is a nobel peace prize winner.
I guess what I am trying to say through all my ramblings here is that it is understandable if the older generation has some resentment about the new age of technology and web 2.o. We have tools today that make everything easier for us and make us work for little if anything sometimes. But if we could just teach each other the value of one another's generation, we could be better off altogether. I mean, books are still cool younger generation, but older generation, why not supplement that with some nice blogs about the particular book you're reading. It's all advantageous people! Let's learn to live together.
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