Technology is constantly changing, forcing the new generation, also known as Millennials, to lose the real concept of life. With technology, and social media at the fingertips of most young adults, real life human contact is starting to become a thing of the past. A study done by Pew Research Center reported that 92% of teens reported going online daily (Lenhart). With an amount that high, it becomes very clear that technology is becoming an everyday thing for most Millennials. In Simon Sinek’s video, “Millennials in the Workplace”, he effectively makes the audience feel frustration by explaining how technology is addictive to Millennials, but in return makes the audience feel sadness by explaining how they lack in building stable relationships.
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He does this by explaining how technology is making less meaningful relationships for Millennials. Sinek states, “…we are seeing that as they grow older, too many kids don’t know how to form deep meaningful relationships” (Gosse). They are becoming so use to just texting, and not talking face to face that they forget how to talk in person. In return this makes the reader upset, because kids can’t have an actual meaningful relationship, and meaningful relationships are something that everyone should be able to form. Sinek surly pulls on the heart strings of the reader, by continuing to explain that there is no such thing as even a nice dinner where people actually talk to one another. Some young adults go out to eat with friends, but in reality they are really going out to eat with their phones. Because they don’t communicate with each other, but instead stay on social media. Sinek expresses, “They will admit many of their friendships are superficial, they will admit that they don’t count on their friends” (Gosse). By saying this he is implying that young adults don’t have real friendships, and there is no meaning behind any relationships for this new generation. He goes on to explain how Millennials are more concerned about pleasing people on social media, versus concentrating on real life friendships. They become superficial people wanting likes and comments, not human contact and conversation. This effectively pushes a sad emotion onto the audience because it is clear to see that society has pushed kids onto social media and technology. Where they are becoming sucked into it, and are losing the real concept of life and
He does this by explaining how technology is making less meaningful relationships for Millennials. Sinek states, “…we are seeing that as they grow older, too many kids don’t know how to form deep meaningful relationships” (Gosse). They are becoming so use to just texting, and not talking face to face that they forget how to talk in person. In return this makes the reader upset, because kids can’t have an actual meaningful relationship, and meaningful relationships are something that everyone should be able to form. Sinek surly pulls on the heart strings of the reader, by continuing to explain that there is no such thing as even a nice dinner where people actually talk to one another. Some young adults go out to eat with friends, but in reality they are really going out to eat with their phones. Because they don’t communicate with each other, but instead stay on social media. Sinek expresses, “They will admit many of their friendships are superficial, they will admit that they don’t count on their friends” (Gosse). By saying this he is implying that young adults don’t have real friendships, and there is no meaning behind any relationships for this new generation. He goes on to explain how Millennials are more concerned about pleasing people on social media, versus concentrating on real life friendships. They become superficial people wanting likes and comments, not human contact and conversation. This effectively pushes a sad emotion onto the audience because it is clear to see that society has pushed kids onto social media and technology. Where they are becoming sucked into it, and are losing the real concept of life and