Do you feel lucky to be living in this generation?

[universetwisters]

I'm thankful I'm living in modern times and not when my granddad was growing up, where you had to walk uphill for five miles in snow just to get to class, and then walk uphill another five miles in snow just to get home.

[Mr WN]

This generation is a scam, we were promised jetpacks.

[Theodore93]

Well of course, I'm glad I'm not living during the dark ages or WW2 etc.

Sometimes I let my romanticized vision of previous decades make me think I would have liked to live back then, but then I remember that I like having internet, tv, pr0n etc.

On the other hand, I'm rather unimpressed with our level of technology so far. I want flying cars, colonies on the moon, cities in the sky, androids, teleportation and sh*t. Where are all these things? "Oh, but we got social media and 4G on our phones!" Who gives a f*ck?!!??

Oculus Rift sounds like we are finally getting somewhere with VR but it's about f*cking time. Remember the 90's? VR sh*t everywhere in the media, but instead of working on it, everyone seemed to forget. "Yeah, but hey, we've got Kinect now and Wii fit!"

Scientists man, need to get their sh*t together.

Edited January 12, 2014 by Waldie

[Panz]

It really depends on how you look at it. Part of being human is that we'll never be completely satisfied with what we have. That's good because it means we'll constantly try to improve, research, and develop new things, but it's also bad because it makes us extremely spoiled.

 

We're so lucky to be able to grow up with what we have (speaking for the U.S. here)

 

In medicine, we now have vaccines, anesthesia, sanitation, antibiotics, huge advances in childbirth, organ transplants, and radiologic imaging. We no longer have to cringe when we hear the words smallpox, malaria, pertussis, polio, typhoid fever, etc. On the other hand, we do have other ailments to deal with. Cancer is inevitable as we live longer and longer. How do we stop it? It's tough to tell. A few mutations on a few random genes can cause cancer, and with the large number of genes that we do have, it's gonna be tough to prevent the onset of such an illness. HIV/AIDS. We can argue that we've made tremendous advances, which we have, but do we have a cure? No. If you're born with HIV, though, you can at least live a long and healthy life now with the correct medication. So you can make the arguments that we need to make progress, but we will always have something that we need to fix. The body isn't built to live forever, and as bacteria and viruses evolve, and as we develop new technology and expose ourselves to the very elements that mutate our DNA, we're going to have to face things like cancer and other diseases that we might not even know about yet.

 

But for now, we need to give ourselves a pat on the back because we've done a damn good job so far.

 

Yeah, technology has also destroyed our attention spans, and a lot of us will argue that it's brainwashing the younger generations. This is all up to parenting, though. Expose your kid to cell phones and computers, and your kid will likely depend on them throughout their lifetime. Is that bad? Not necessarily. We need to teach our kids about what's important, though. We don't want to lose sight of our futures and our education just because playing on a cell phone might be more stimulating than reading a book. Ultimately, it'll be up to us to prevent technology from completely brainwashing our kids, and if we grew up without it, then they can definitely grow up with it in moderation.

 

We also live in a world of greed. As a lot of you know, I'm a big fan of saving the environment because, believe it or not, it's in big trouble. We're a little too invested in the importance of money, and because of it, we're destroying the very place that gives us life. We're pushing towards renewable energy, yes, but we're probably going to cause a great deal of damage through the use of fossil fuels before we make the final leap. Corporations are injecting mutagenic chemicals and hormones into the cows and chickens we eat to save a quick buck and keep them alive. Can we do anything about it? Buy local, and buy organic. That's the best we can do right now. We can make healthy choices, but we can't prevent climate change, no. My biggest gripe with this generation is that we're too money-driven, and we're making reckless decisions because of it. We'll face the consequences eventually, but a huge issue is that too many of us say, "Oh well. Not in my lifetime." We just sit on our asses and ignore the problem. It's sad, but what can you do when the money-makers are in control?

 

Anyway, yeah. We're lucky. We're damn lucky, but we're also pretty damn stupid. /rant

Edited January 12, 2014 by Panz

[gtamann123]

I actually Don't like this generation that much. While I use the internet and cell phones and such a lot and would be a little lost without them I would still prefer to go back in time before the internet and cell phones were invented. But there was a still a decent amount of technology. Like the early 80s which was basically the dawn of the computer age and there was no internet. Or maybe even the early 90s. So i basically wish I was born in the generation before me. So no I don;t feel lucky to be born in this generation.

[Pyrrhic]

To be honest I would have liked to have been born a long time ago.

The most amazing stuff happened in the second half of the 20th Century, so many influential events I haven't even been alive for.

Imagine being 10 years old at the time of the first moon landing, watching the TV and hearing Neil Armstrong utter those few words.

 

Plus, there's the music, we are well past the golden age of music and I've obviously missed out on all of it being only 16 years old.

 

I would give my left... and my right nut to have been here.

 

 

Metallica, live in Moscow 1991, one of the biggest concerts of all time.

[Misbegotten cad]

Not really. The earth is fully mapped, so there is nothing left to explore...

[Doc Rikowski]

I'm ok with this generation, I mean with mine (born 1972), cause you live with what you get an if it's fairly enough then you should consider yourself lucky.

But it really all depends on where you are born and in which economical/social conditions.

Most of humanity lives a sh*tty and poor life, so if you ask them they'll probably say that this is the worst possible world.

On a more light note though I would have loved to live in the 60s and experience concerts of the golden age of Rock with Hendrix, The Doors, Led Zeppelin etc.

Edited April 9, 2014 by Doc Rikowski

[OysterBarron]

Not really. The earth is fully mapped, so there is nothing left to explore...

Erm no. . . The deepest parts of our oceans are yet to be explored. More is known and has been explored on the moon than the dark depths of the oceans!

[The Odyssey]

I'd rather be in a generation with some of the greatest technologies and minds present with only little tryhards spewing YOLO and only 2 or 3 bad TV shows than compared to gay bashing, racist and jew exterminating people in previous generations.

Edited April 9, 2014 by The Odyssey

[dice]

To be honest I would have liked to have been born a long time ago.

The most amazing stuff happened in the second half of the 20th Century, so many influential events I haven't even been alive for.

Imagine being 10 years old at the time of the first moon landing, watching the TV and hearing Neil Armstrong utter those few words.

 

Plus, there's the music, we are well past the golden age of music and I've obviously missed out on all of it being only 16 years old.

 

I would give my left... and my right nut to have been here.

 

Metallica, live in Moscow 1991, one of the biggest concerts of all time.

If you can't find anything good to listen in todays music, then its mostly your fault and not the bands/producers. People only highlight good stuff from the past, but forget all the grotesquely bad things which were happening behind around the clock.

[BrownBear]

Well in my family mine is the first generation to be born in England, so life would probably be pretty damn different.

I've always loved the look of the 20s and 30s. Things were starting to modernise, but there was still much mystery in the world.

[lil weasel]

Since this is the only one I KNOW, and the others are only stories, which may or may not be glossy fabrications skipping either the good and or bad of 'golden years' it should be difficult to say.

Things we take now for granted aren't there.

Telephones

Toilet Paper,

Paved Streets,

Medical Care facilities.

Medical Treatment

Unions

Employment

Housing

Clean Food

Transportation

Religious Views

National (City) Pride.

Politics

just to name those I can think of now.

 

"The Good Old Days: They Were Terrible!"

[Frantz Fuchs]

No, I would like to live in the future.

 

I am scared of death, not because of pain or anything, but because I will miss out on all the great things humans will develop/discover. I hope I will be alive when we make contact with extraterrestrial life.

[Vanto]

I would still like to be borned long before I'm actually. Would enjoy more things.

[orbitalraindrops]

Right now I am a member of the most intelligent species in the known universe living in one of the best countries in the world to live in as a white male. Pretty good to be alive. Believe me in a couple of decades time wer'e gonna be looking back on this decade like we look back on the 80s and 90s now.

[K20]

i hoped to have been born in the late 60's. so i'd be in my 20's in the 80's. opportunities were plenty during 80's and 90's.

 

would be a ga-zillionaire.

[Pyrrhic]

 

To be honest I would have liked to have been born a long time ago.

The most amazing stuff happened in the second half of the 20th Century, so many influential events I haven't even been alive for.

Imagine being 10 years old at the time of the first moon landing, watching the TV and hearing Neil Armstrong utter those few words.

Plus, there's the music, we are well past the golden age of music and I've obviously missed out on all of it being only 16 years old.

I would give my left... and my right nut to have been here.

Metallica, live in Moscow 1991, one of the biggest concerts of all time.

 

If you can't find anything good to listen in todays music, then its mostly your fault and not the bands/producers. People only highlight good stuff from the past, but forget all the grotesquely bad things which were happening behind around the clock.I didn't say there's no good modern music, all I said is that we are well past the golden era for music, and if you think we are still in the golden era there is something very wrong with you

[I<3GTAV]

Yes, I do feel lucky with all the technology and such. I mean, right now we're on a website where you can talk to people from all over this Earth. A few decades ago this wasn't even feasible. Some people might hate the culture of this generation, but in 20 years the 2000s and 2010s are going to be looked at like the 80s and 90s are today. All the bad things are going to be forgotten about due to nostalgia. And... the best of it all... there's Kate Upton. What a great time to be alive.

[Mr. Scratch]

Since this is the only one I KNOW, and the others are only stories, which may or may not be glossy fabrications skipping either the good and or bad of 'golden years' it should be difficult to say.

Things we take now for granted aren't there.

 

 

Religious Views

Politics

just to name those I can think of now.

 

"The Good Old Days: They Were Terrible!"

Ha, that's rich. I for one am still waiting for my hoverboard and self-lacing sneakers, I'm looking at you Nike.

[lil weasel]

How about Velcro fasteners, pretty close to self lacing

[Crazyeighties]

I guess I mean I would have been dead if I would have been born much earlier......with all of the health issues I have had.

[Mr. Scratch]

How about Velcro fasteners, pretty close to self lacing

Nope.

 

 

[Slamman]

Since I was born in the mid 1960s, like Trip Mills, I concur with his earlier assessment, as much as tech has advanced, it's also permeated and invaded our every day lives, when you have perspective of living without all that, it grants you another essence about life that I think you lack if you're born in the last 20 to 30 years, or so. I'm actually grateful to have had that aspect, but during my youth it was perhaps much harder to be informed or entertained, to some degree. But I've also heard this from others of varying ages, that society has REALLY changed, in large part from commerce, Industry and Electronic advances.

 

Part of why we're even here is the gaming segment advancing as it has, it can be exciting, but when the power goes out, you have to think about how you're going to be spending your time then! hahaha

 

BTW, Linc, you maybe young, but you're right on the money, even me, nearing 50 years old, I MISSED THE GOLDEN AGE OF MUSIC! hahaha I was really too young to see shows and take it all in.

 

@UniverseTwisters, that old saying has been around long before you paraphrased it, and when I was a kid, snow was more welcome then anytime as an adult, believe me, the lifestyle perspective is very different dependent upon your age and what you're doing in life.

 

Now, when I was a kid, we had 'moon boots', and Trip might remember this, but I still have mine stowed away, they're pretty cool for marching around in foot deep snow! haha

Edited April 9, 2014 by Slamman

[Mr Oraange]

Penicillin

Flying Lotus

Playstation 4

 

Yup. I really hope someone gets the joke.

Edited April 9, 2014 by Mr Oraange

[*MURDOC*]

More like cursed.

[trip]

 

Now, when I was a kid, we had 'moon boots', and Trip might remember this, but I still have mine stowed away, they're pretty cool for marching around in foot deep snow! haha

Classic. Don't forget to put bread bags over your feet before slipping into those moon boots.

[Doc Rikowski]

 

I for one am still waiting for ... self-lacing sneakers, I'm looking at you Nike.

 

2015 is near.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2561196/Back-Future-reality-Nike-sell-Marty-McFlys-self-tying-Power-Laces-2015.html

[Slamman]

 

 

Now, when I was a kid, we had 'moon boots', and Trip might remember this, but I still have mine stowed away, they're pretty cool for marching around in foot deep snow! haha

Classic. Don't forget to put bread bags over your feet before slipping into those moon boots.

 

What's nuts is they still fit! Speaking of Marty McFly Nikes, I got the NikeID sneakers off eBay most recently, classic white with red swoosh, and the BTTF abbreviation on the back. I'd hoped for two tone making the Cortez version of Red White AND Blue, but too expensive an option. I'm pretty sure the BTTF ID shoes are a tie in to Back To The Future

[Johan]

Honestly yes, we have many advantages that people back then didn't have, does it make it a great generation? Absolutely not.. it has its faults but at the same time, I'm obviously taking advantage of it