Everything You Need To Know About Generation Z By Laurence Benhamou Summary

In the article, “Everything You Need to Know About Generation Z,” by Laurence Benhamou, the author argues how Generation Z has become an idealistic generation that tends to revolve around social media. The article, “Everything You Need to Know About Generation Z,” talks about how Generation Z’s lives have become revolved around social media and around the internet and that if the Internet were to disappear then they wouldn’t know what to do or that they’d be lost without it. People often over-idealize Generation Z and lose track of the previous generations who have had major technological advances that have changed how their generation acted which also often lead to the majority of the populace born in each generation to not know a life without …show more content…
With the first camera being invented in 1816, the generation at the time had not been able to use the camera for themselves without the necessary supplies required to operate it. In the 1890s cameras could be seen being used by many photographers at the time, and many people had their houses littered with monochrome photos of themselves and their families. In the modern day, these cameras could be considered somewhat archaic, but there has yet to be a generation since the Lost Generation that has yet to experience a life without a camera. Though the benefit of the progression the camera has come over the years we are able to purchase portable cameras to take photos. Another form of photography that could be often seen being used in this generation would be the movie camera. The first form of moving pictures was classified as cinematography and was created by Thomas Edison in 1888. Following this invention, innumerable model and makes of the movie camera had been made for people to enjoy. The generations following the Lost Generation had the availability to have some form of usage of photography or cinematography, so most of the generations never had a chance to live without …show more content…
Generation Alpha had first started during 2013 and is estimated to end in 2025, which by then there will be many more gadgets being invented for the generations to come. By the time 2025 rolls around, we will start seeing even more advanced education practices that are starting to be implemented into the school system in present time. In the current year, there are thousands upon thousands of schools out there, ranging from preschool to our college seniors that offer students a chance to get a complete online schooling program to allow them to either catch up on credits or get ahead in school and graduate early. During the majority of the time of Generation Z’s upbringing, they had not had this technology available to them on a daily basis unless we had gone to private school. Children born close to the end of Generation Z and the beginning of Generation Alpha have had this technology available at their fingertips. Their parents are able to download apps for them or apply for programs at their school in order to get ahead in their education. Some people these days, often use programs such as Rosetta Stone, or other programs to learn another language rather than going to a private tutor or a class to become fluent in another language, which is another example of some technologies that might become more