I am not a big proponent for speaking in broad, generalized terms or projecting my own beliefs and values onto the rest of the world. Therefore, in this short essay I’m going to focus on issues that I have a strong emotional connection with based on my own experiences. Nevertheless, these are all issues I believe represent the way our social structure is changing directly due to technology and the immense information it provides. Specifically, the issues I want to concentrate on are the apathy to major issues, the general attitude of the “post-millennial” generation, and invisible illnesses.
We are constantly bombarded with tragedies. Every day it seems like the world is experiencing another devastating event, which unfortunately means the yesterday’s horrors are forgotten. When was the last time there was a news story about the AIDS/HIV epidemic? Based on data from the CDC, “15% of those infected with HIV are unaware they are infected.” This startling data is likely influenced by people being apathetic to the fact that HIV is still a major issue. I believe this is because people have become apathetic and numb to tragedy and merely accept it now, rather than fighting to make any sort of difference. …show more content…
The terms Generation Z/iGen/Post-Millennial are used to define the digital natives born after the mid 1990’s. Although there are perceived good qualities associated to being part of Gen Z, such as being more private, entrepreneurial, and independent according to Forbes, I find the negatives to be overwhelming. I see many people of my generation as incredibly selfish, disrespectful, and pompous. I believe that by spending a large majority of our times in front of screens since birth, it has become far too easy to distance ourselves from the world around us, to the point that the line the digital world and the world around us is
We are constantly bombarded with tragedies. Every day it seems like the world is experiencing another devastating event, which unfortunately means the yesterday’s horrors are forgotten. When was the last time there was a news story about the AIDS/HIV epidemic? Based on data from the CDC, “15% of those infected with HIV are unaware they are infected.” This startling data is likely influenced by people being apathetic to the fact that HIV is still a major issue. I believe this is because people have become apathetic and numb to tragedy and merely accept it now, rather than fighting to make any sort of difference. …show more content…
The terms Generation Z/iGen/Post-Millennial are used to define the digital natives born after the mid 1990’s. Although there are perceived good qualities associated to being part of Gen Z, such as being more private, entrepreneurial, and independent according to Forbes, I find the negatives to be overwhelming. I see many people of my generation as incredibly selfish, disrespectful, and pompous. I believe that by spending a large majority of our times in front of screens since birth, it has become far too easy to distance ourselves from the world around us, to the point that the line the digital world and the world around us is