In terms of exploring the implications of technology on our way of life, it seems to me there is an interesting, yet rarely talked about, divergence between two broad groups of people who use technology. These two groups are people who understand and engage with technology on a somewhat natural level and those who do not.
I'd say one group tends to be younger and the blame when something goes wrong with technology is placed on the technology itself. In the other group, which I would suspect tends to be older, the blame is placed on the person trying to use technology for not understanding how to use the technology correctly.
Perhaps this state of mind of the younger generation is just more egocentric than the older generation that didn't grow up with the luxuries of technology that we have and have become accustomed to. Or, perhaps this frustration at technology is what fuels so many creative and determined people to found services like Napster, Google and Facebook - someone got frustrated that a particular service didn't exist or work 'like it should,' so they created it. Does this attitude translate into other parts of life, and if so, is it creating feelings of entitlement in a younger generation or feelings of motivation to improve our world? Just one more of the many questions I hope to be able to explore, and at some point answer. Thoughts?
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