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Disconnect as wide as the moon between authorities and Gen Y
By adamg on Thu, 02/01/2007 - 12:55pm
As much as he doesn't like the young'uns hating on Tom Menino and the police, our very own homegrown homeland-security consultant, David Stephenson, says authorities need to pay more attention to them:
... I'm struck by how clueless the authorities are about dealing with the kind of mobile networked "smart mobs" that are at the heart of my networked homeland security strategy -- and were clearly the target of this viral marketing strategy gone bad, bad, bad.
It now appears that some hip young bloggers were on to the story yesterday morning, blogged it -- but couldn't be bothered to drop a dime and call 911 (and, unlike NYC, if they had, they wouldn't have been able to attach cameraphone pix. In part that may be because they're conditioned to think that authorities don't really care about them. ...
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what's Gen Y?
At this morning's event, some reporter asked if we were Generation X. I said, I don't know, maybe Generation IX or XI?
Gen Y
People way younger than us, Ron :-).
Older than Dave and my kids ...
... younger than me (stud house '88)
There aren't too many of them around these parts anymore. Can't find a job that pays enough to get an apartment, living at home sucks, and why live in Boston like that when you can live in Seattle or Portland or Atlanta or Austin and pay your student loans, your rent, and your car?
What event?
I'm not trying to cause a big sensation, but you're talking about my generation.
left as well on Mr. Stephenson's own soapbox
In part that may be because they're conditioned to think that authorities don't really care about them.
Well, of course they would be, when those older than them and in some position of authority call them "twerps", "spaced-out slackers" and continually tell them to "grow up." Why would they feel compelled to turn to those who continually deride them and write them off?
As a grown man in my 30s, I can't speak for "today's youth" anymore, but I was taught to respect my elders and I know many younger people were as well. I was also taught, however, that respect earned is directly proportional to respect given.
So with all due respect, Mr. Stephenson -- and I do mean that -- grow up.