Archive | Generation Me

14 August 2009 ~ View Comments

500 Days of Summer

Last month i saw the film 500 Days of Summer. I have a few thoughts about it: In the film, the main character is a guy who writes greeting cards. While this is his job, he’s actually an architect. When i heard this, the movie immediately became less original and unique to me. Being an [...]

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16 December 2008 ~ View Comments

Who Says You Can't Go Home?

An interesting article (Read the Article at HuffingtonPost) was sent to me today about the “quarterlife crisis” that people experience around the age of 22-26. This is a common statement i’ve heard by many people. I think much of it stems from the expectations of family and society (aspirational TV, for example) going up and [...]

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19 September 2008 ~ View Comments

Being Digitally Close

There is an article in the NY Times a few weeks ago called “Brave New World of Digital Intimacy” and i think it’s one of the best pieces i’ve read in a long time at explaining why Facebook Status, News Feed, Twitter and other new digital platforms are useful and popular. The online area that [...]

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22 May 2008 ~ View Comments

Boomers and Gen X battle

Last week a reporter (Robert Lanham, author of “The Hipster Handbook”) published “Generation Slap… a call to arms against Millennials.” He describes Generation Me as “naive, self-important, and perpetually plugged in.”  It didn’t take long for 22-year-old Gawker writer Alex Pareene to step in and defend his generation.  His essay: Their moment is over. Finally. [...]

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15 May 2008 ~ View Comments

Generation Me

I just finished reading a fascinating book called Generation Me. It’s a non-fiction book about the youngest generation. The book dives into all aspects of this generation. It’s major parts are worth repeating: Generation Me doesn’t need you approval. They don’t care what anyone thinks. For them social rules are out the window. It’s all [...]

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