OT: Re: Younger generations preferring social media(esque) interactions.

Mark Tinka mark at tinka.africa
Thu Mar 25 04:24:31 UTC 2021



On 3/24/21 17:59, Seth Mattinen wrote:

>
> I think age has something to do with that too, and I don't mean this 
> as offensive at all because I've been there done that, but lack of 
> other things going on in life. When I was 19 I had no problem being 
> available on my cell phone at all times. I'd do weekends and nights 
> with joy. I'd volunteer to take all the extra projects the older 
> people didn't want. I'd make up projects just because. I'd respond to 
> messages/emails/whatever immediately if I was awake no matter what 
> time it was. Hell, I used to respond to NOC stuff while I was sitting 
> in class rather than wait until the end.
>
> Now that I'm older and have things like a house and family, I slowly 
> shifted to not wanting to be available constantly. I'd rather work on 
> some house project, bake a cake, watch TV with the wife, or play games 
> I missed out on when I was "busy" with stuff that hardly seems 
> important now. I don't want my life to be a slave to apps or jump at 
> every notification I get. I have a laptop just in case I need one, but 
> my primary work area is my desk with desktop computer. When I step 
> away from my desk I'm really stepping away, not transitioning to the 
> sofa or dinner table to keep working on a laptop (something I did in 
> my 20's). Now if someone messages me and I don't think it's time 
> critical I'll get back to it when I feel like it. If it's emergency 
> pick up the phone and dial a voice call: if it's not worth that much 
> effort, it's not that important. I don't want to end up divorced or 
> have a contentious home life because I can't separate work from the 
> wife and kids.
>
> So the way I see it there will *always* be a general disconnect in how 
> the younger and older groups prefer to interact because they're simply 
> at completely different stages in their lives.

100%.

Mark.



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