How many times have we heard someone talk about the future of media
and they immediately use their child as an example of what we all will
experience in the future.
“In some families, their daughter will only use a touch screen.” ” their son doesn’t know the
difference between the tv and his itouch. He just wants video where and
when he wants it.” “some children are addicted to netflix” “while some are….
(fill in the blank with a reason why we all should believe the future is
what an infant/pre-teen/tween is experiencing and enjoys with a comment).
I can’t help but laugh at the ridiculousness of it all. Think about your own childhood . Do you still use ANY of the same
devices ? Still have that casette player ? Still burning those CDs ?
That walkman that wowed your parents, still wowing anyone? You still
carrying your boom box on your shoulder like Hausa Radio people? Of course not.
If you think that the technology your young kids are using today have any
reflection on what will be used in the future, even in the near future,
you are mistaken. It’s also short changing the intellect of every kid
18 and under. You don’t think they can come up with something better ?
That’s not to say that watching our kids use technology that didn’t
exist when we were kids isn’t adorable. It is. And of course each of
our kids is smarter and more aware of the future than any other kid in
the world. Obviously.
THe reality is that we do not live in the world we were born into. Things change.
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