The hypocracy continues

Kinda related to what i was talking about yesturday statistics DO have a place and a use. A book that i am seriously reading and thinking about right now is "The Dumbest Generation."

The author explores what exactly my generation is doing with the almost unlimited potential of the digital age, the results are not flattering. My generation has higher education, more money, more time, more access to information but still can't read. You would think as we are being bombarded with information about the third world and no stone of a politicians life is left unturned and billions are spent on "get out and vote" advertising we would drag ourselves away from the TV once a year and mark a ballot...but no, lowest voter turn out of any demographic, leading to almost historic lows in turn out.

So what the hell are we using these computers for? Everyone seems to have them. Hell they have even come to be considered a bare minimum of life. I was blown away when i found this one out...if you apply to host a foreign student in an exchange program there is a check list of requirements. Private bedroom with a door, fair enough. Access to transportation and a phone, makes sense. Proper nutrition and sufficient amounts of food, well duh. Wireless internet in the house, WHAT?!? I can remember a time in my life when the internet was a strange thing that no one really understood and only a few people had access to it. Now it is a bare minimum of life. I can only imagine how bad my parents and grandparents heads are spinning. I'm going to go nuts as an old man.

But i'm getting away from the book, what DO we do with all our computers? Where do we go on the internet? That big mysterious network of tubes. Well 9 out of the top ten visited sites are social networking sites. I suppose there is an up side to this...i love keeping in touch with my friends and family, but 9 of the top 10! That sems a little extreme.

Anyways I'm only about halfway through the book and still working on a paper outline, so be warned if you see me at any festivus parties my AOG will probably be my own generation.

Man this is just adding to my belief that i was born in the wrong generation. 60's man...thats where i belong.

And a few parting thoughts...have you ever tried to down load a classic movie off somehting like pirate bay? Try it some time, search Citzen Kane, or Network, see if you can find a torrent. Then try some modern piece of trash like kung fu panda. Or better yet some obscure porno flick. Search big-boobs-mcgee in ass-tastic part 107 or something...bet you you'll find it. Intresting contrast. Or compare the availability of comic book PDF's with those of James Joyce. Hell even Joyce is obscure, try some one popular like Shakespear or Nietzsche.

Anyways, i'm not sure how i feel about all this:
Angry, kinda
Depressed, yeah
Suicidal, not so much
Homicidal, hmmm
Stunned, definitly
Frusterated, more then a little
Superiority complex, try not to but...

anyways you get the point.