The Generational Divide: “Remembering Your First Computer is for Old People”

Posted by Ann Fishman on Oct 16, 2012 in Baby Boomers, G.I. Generation, Generation 9/11, Generation X, Generation Y, Millennials, Silent Generation | 0 comments

Of all the divisions that exist in America today, the most lasting one is the technological divide between the young-and-savvy and everyone else.

Imagine that you are the first in your family to own an iPad.

Imagine that your three-year-old child has never been without an iPad.

Imagine that this child can “launch Netflix, browse the queue, start an episode of “Dora the Explorer,” fast forward if need be, and hit ‘play.’ ”

Visit the future through the eyes of blogger Sarah Perez.