http://www.talkingaboutgenerations.com/index.php/2009/06/competing-or-collaborating/ Eline Kullock's Blog Mon, 23 May 2011 14:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.talkingaboutgenerations.com/index.php/2009/06/competing-or-collaborating/comment-page-1/#comment-2 tj Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:43:46 +0000 http://www.talkingaboutgenerations.com/?p=38#comment-2 I've recently been considering the questions about why my generation (I'm 23) is so much more willing to put itself on display than previous generations. I think that this apparent exhibitionism is partly a result of the pervasive availability of information on almost anything - whether it's the name of the actor who voices some cartoon character we remember from days past, the weather in another city, or Descartes' birthday - we can find it in just a few seconds. To me, it feels like a natural extension of that accessibility to be able to find out in a similar manner what your friends are doing, what they're reading, or how they're feeling. Once I find myself looking at what my friends are sharing, I want to share, too. I’ve recently been considering the questions about why my generation (I’m 23) is so much more willing to put itself on display than previous generations. I think that this apparent exhibitionism is partly a result of the pervasive availability of information on almost anything – whether it’s the name of the actor who voices some cartoon character we remember from days past, the weather in another city, or Descartes’ birthday – we can find it in just a few seconds. To me, it feels like a natural extension of that accessibility to be able to find out in a similar manner what your friends are doing, what they’re reading, or how they’re feeling. Once I find myself looking at what my friends are sharing, I want to share, too.

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