dumbest generation
Maranda Farrell 1
Every year that slips by, the idea of a student reading an encyclopedia instead of using a known search engine with a few clicks of a finger becomes less and less familiar. Every hour that drains away, a website is being made to replace older methods of getting things done. From writing research papers to playing games with friends, almost everything created or updated in the last 10 to 15 years is increasingly being aimed at the technologically inclined. Although a vast majority of the newest generation, the millennial age, would protest if you titled them as anything but intellectually superior, it is bluntly obvious how technological advances over the years have tainted their perception, influencing the outcome of their future in a negative manner. The internet can be a very helpful and efficient source of knowledge, but the dependency the youth has towards the media industry and beyond is quickly giving the millennial age the tag of being the dumbest generation yet. For example, one noticeable trait that has latched onto the adolescent population from the age of 30 and younger is the increase of laziness and the decrease of work ethic each year. This idea was expressed clearly when Nicholas Carr stated that “reading a book or lengthy article used to be easy…” but now research that took hours upon hours in front of actual books in a library can now be done in a few swift “Google searches [and] some quick clicks on hyperlinks…” which in turn take away the ability to use while also strengthen the critical and logical thinking skills independently without the assistance of online networks (source 4). In fact, The youth of our generation have the ability and the responsibility of set the standards for the future by up keeping the moral values of the population of adolescents, but with the pull of peer pressure and the knowledge of searching for the answer online being easier teens and young children have grown comfortable with the
Every year that slips by, the idea of a student reading an encyclopedia instead of using a known search engine with a few clicks of a finger becomes less and less familiar. Every hour that drains away, a website is being made to replace older methods of getting things done. From writing research papers to playing games with friends, almost everything created or updated in the last 10 to 15 years is increasingly being aimed at the technologically inclined. Although a vast majority of the newest generation, the millennial age, would protest if you titled them as anything but intellectually superior, it is bluntly obvious how technological advances over the years have tainted their perception, influencing the outcome of their future in a negative manner. The internet can be a very helpful and efficient source of knowledge, but the dependency the youth has towards the media industry and beyond is quickly giving the millennial age the tag of being the dumbest generation yet. For example, one noticeable trait that has latched onto the adolescent population from the age of 30 and younger is the increase of laziness and the decrease of work ethic each year. This idea was expressed clearly when Nicholas Carr stated that “reading a book or lengthy article used to be easy…” but now research that took hours upon hours in front of actual books in a library can now be done in a few swift “Google searches [and] some quick clicks on hyperlinks…” which in turn take away the ability to use while also strengthen the critical and logical thinking skills independently without the assistance of online networks (source 4). In fact, The youth of our generation have the ability and the responsibility of set the standards for the future by up keeping the moral values of the population of adolescents, but with the pull of peer pressure and the knowledge of searching for the answer online being easier teens and young children have grown comfortable with the