I would call our generation ‘The Texters’. It is a simple idea that this generation prefers a simple yet instant way to communicate. We are constantly in touch with each other and many of us prefer to text then to make a phone call. I know I will call someone and if I get their voicemail I hang up and send a text message. I do this because I personally think it is easier to check a text message then a voicemail. The texters describes a phenomenon that occurred in our generation and is therefore a fitting title.
I for the most part agree with the authors generalizations about our generation. Of course everyone is different and it will vary from place to place but the over all ideas are correct. I can’t pick one cultural touchstone that I feel is most useful to understanding my generation. I don’t think there is one unless you looked at a show such as The Hills which I don’t follow but it involves the life of teens and their constant communication. Another example would be the MTV show NEXT in which a guy or girl is presented with several dates and can instantly ‘next’ the person to see who else there is. Unless the person thinks there is a connection then he or she can stay on the date and offer a second date or cash per a minute on the date. It again just shows how our generation is okay with instant decisions and communication.
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I totally agree with your name and description for our generation. It is so easy to relate and agree to that considering I recently bought a new phone and the decision was 90% based on the full keyboard that is has. I rarely make calls, only to my parents, and now i've even converted them to get used to me texting them when i'm too busy to call. I also found it interesting how you tied it into our generation's willingness to make instant decisions and it's not only reflected in our communication but the decisions we make in our personal lives (or for lauren conrad, quite pubic).
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