Generations

This generation is the iPhone generation, the Twitter generation, the Instagram generation, a generation focus around a single word – instant. What makes this generation so instant is its ability to adapt and excel in technology. Instant uploads, instant texts, instant responses.
It is common knowledge that the majority of this generation has their own cell phone. It is common knowledge that the majority of this generation has access to Internet.
How often does this generation look up from their phone to notice their surroundings: the people, the places, the experiences. It would be rightfully acceptable to assume barely. They are just focused on instant replies and results via technology, of course.
Everyone has the capability of communicating with people down the street, throughout the country, and across the world instantaneously. These instant emotions or thoughts or reactions do not just last an instant. The Internet makes it possible that these emotions, thoughts, and reactions last longer than a lifetime.
Do they think about what they of the longtime repercussions? Do they think of the power their words can obtain? Do they even read the texts they send? The statuses they just posted?
Without thinking beyond this instant, technology is creating a new unique type of problems for this generation. The most evident problem: cyber bullying. A rapidly growing new genre of bullying: thoughtless, senseless, and easy.
Notwithstanding this vast amount of power to have words live on eternally. This generation has lost all control over their words. All misrepresented in an instant without thinking of possible impacts.
Can anyone read emotions in black and white text? In a little cute grey iPhone text bubble? Not only do they have to worry about their intent but afterward representation or misrepresentation. Does this change the meaning of these instant words? They last forever, but is it a meaningful forever?
All this can be changed if people of this