Nearly every decades since the 1920's has not only been defined, but is recognizable in the modern world, for its distinctive style.
These stylistic elements can encompass many things from music and dress, to cinema, celebrities, literature, local and international news events.
Moving into the year 2010 people begin reflecting on the past decade, and attempting to decipher that which will define it.
While in the midst of such a time period, it can be hard to pick those things which define it.
For example, the 1980's seem easily stylized for the music, big hair, and bright colors, but heading into the early nineties, the change was gradual enough that it was likely hard to pinpoint from the inside.
Today, while paradigm may have a lot to do with it, it also seems that the generational lines are further blurred by the widespread availability of media via the internet.
How can access to media loosen the definitions of what encapsulates a 'generation?' First and foremost, in past generations the vast majority of people only had access to what was current, what would come to define the decade or the generation.
Today, with technologies like satellite internet, it is fully possible to listen to any style of music, from any time period, at any time.
People that might otherwise listen to popular music given no other choice drift off into their own preferences.
This makes it hard to pick a defining style for an entire ten years of internet media.
Additionally, there is room for so many cultural and media outlets to reach the average world citizen via the internet, that it is nearly impossible to track every major thread of popular culture to surface over the last ten years.
Maybe the trends are just moving faster, and a decade is no longer a sustainable length of time for the technologically speedy computer generation.
Whereas dial-up internet in the nineties made seeking out media and music possible but not convenient, today technologies like DSL, cable and satellite broadband internet make it extremely simple to access any and everything.
Today, people can order any kind of clothes they like from the internet, pick out any book, learn about travel destinations in any part of the world, and find any kind of music they like.
Movies are available across many genres, as are television news and public interest programs.
Those living without high speed satellite internet service are likely living in the generational definition of what would've been the 2000-2010 decade, getting news and media from popular sources.
The rest of the wired world has complete creative control over everything down to what news sources they wish to listen to, and might not be as tied in to the 'collective opinion.
' Is the diffusion of public interests a good or a bad development? No matter which side of the fence you stand on one thing is for sure: this generation and this decade are likely to be defined as the internet-crazy generation.
As technologies improve, things like iPhones, YouTube and Facebook will become glimpses of a decade gone by, archived in the historical files preserved over satellite internet.
These stylistic elements can encompass many things from music and dress, to cinema, celebrities, literature, local and international news events.
Moving into the year 2010 people begin reflecting on the past decade, and attempting to decipher that which will define it.
While in the midst of such a time period, it can be hard to pick those things which define it.
For example, the 1980's seem easily stylized for the music, big hair, and bright colors, but heading into the early nineties, the change was gradual enough that it was likely hard to pinpoint from the inside.
Today, while paradigm may have a lot to do with it, it also seems that the generational lines are further blurred by the widespread availability of media via the internet.
How can access to media loosen the definitions of what encapsulates a 'generation?' First and foremost, in past generations the vast majority of people only had access to what was current, what would come to define the decade or the generation.
Today, with technologies like satellite internet, it is fully possible to listen to any style of music, from any time period, at any time.
People that might otherwise listen to popular music given no other choice drift off into their own preferences.
This makes it hard to pick a defining style for an entire ten years of internet media.
Additionally, there is room for so many cultural and media outlets to reach the average world citizen via the internet, that it is nearly impossible to track every major thread of popular culture to surface over the last ten years.
Maybe the trends are just moving faster, and a decade is no longer a sustainable length of time for the technologically speedy computer generation.
Whereas dial-up internet in the nineties made seeking out media and music possible but not convenient, today technologies like DSL, cable and satellite broadband internet make it extremely simple to access any and everything.
Today, people can order any kind of clothes they like from the internet, pick out any book, learn about travel destinations in any part of the world, and find any kind of music they like.
Movies are available across many genres, as are television news and public interest programs.
Those living without high speed satellite internet service are likely living in the generational definition of what would've been the 2000-2010 decade, getting news and media from popular sources.
The rest of the wired world has complete creative control over everything down to what news sources they wish to listen to, and might not be as tied in to the 'collective opinion.
' Is the diffusion of public interests a good or a bad development? No matter which side of the fence you stand on one thing is for sure: this generation and this decade are likely to be defined as the internet-crazy generation.
As technologies improve, things like iPhones, YouTube and Facebook will become glimpses of a decade gone by, archived in the historical files preserved over satellite internet.
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