There is a vast difference between the young generation and the older generation’s point of view on many different subjects. Though there are too many to describe, or even able to describe. Two common subjects that have a major difference between the young and the old are, technology and the way television shows are composed. As each generation passes times change; our culture, moral value, and the way point of views are projected also alter either for better or for worse.
Technology has been a tremendous part of our lives; it has evolved through generation to generation, and in today’s world, we can barley live without it. The older generation of some people that I have known claim that they can barley keep up with the times of computers, mp3 players, and cell phones. These are some of the most common used creations of technology. Even one of my customers at my job has said that
“Technology is so confusing now a days, I can barely keep up with it; it’s like ZIP ZAP ZOOP, done! I just don’t get it.”
In a nutshell, the culture and moral value of the older generation toward technology is narrow in willingness to adapt using it more so just as a tool.
The younger generation has grown adaptive to keep up with technology as is evolves. As a result, with this constant up keep of pace, we become dependant on it no matter how complex it gets, thus making our own lives a little more complex. As apart of this generation, I can say that we have grown up with it for all of our lives. Our culter and moral value toward technology broadens as time goes on, finding more uses for it as opposed to than just as a ‘tool.’
The compositions of television shows have certainly evolved though the generations. The older generation from black and white silent movies and slap stick comedy styles to the ‘loud mouth comics’ or maybe better known as ‘wise crack comedy.’ Who could forget the great classics of Charlie Chaplin, one of the men that made slap stick comedy popular? Further more, The Three Stooges of which whom made the wise cracks of televised comedy famous as well. People from the older generations have grown up with this culture and moral-valued taste for humor.
The younger generation has obviously grown up with television shows, but a much more evolved taste on how youth might see humor. Television shows of today being so fast paced in dialogue, the older generation might have trouble understanding what’s going on in the show; composed for younger kids that are growing up and adapting to its style. The growing violence in the newer cartoons being composed in a ‘humorous’ way shows the youth of today what ‘funny’ is; as a result, our culture and moral value towards cartoons is almost polar opposite to the older generation.
As each generation passes, times change; our culture, moral value, and the way point of views are projected also alter either for better or for worse. There is a vast difference between the young generation and the older generation’s point of view on many different subjects. Technology and the way television shows are composed share some common ground that each generation can relate to in some way or another. However they are both interpreted from very opposite culture and moral value upbringings.
Michael said,
April 24, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Scott, I like this piece. You are writing about an interesting and though provoking subject. As you continue your writing, do not be afraid to take chances and be creative in the way you present your thoughts and views. Here, for example, an interesting format to present your views might be in the form of a conversation between a older and younger person. The dialogue could consist of first person point of views that elaborate on each of the subjects you covered, but would give the piece a personal touch. Just an idea- let me know what you think. mas