Has anyone else noticed this and "Gen Z Stare" getting aggressively pushed by numerous media outlets in the past week or two? I can't tell if it's just bad journalists copying other bad journalists or a coordinated effort, but it certainly doesn't instill faith in the journalistic profession.
Ah, the familiar pattern of generational bashing. It takes me back to when we millennials were painted as the lazy, good-for-nothing, ambitious-deprived, self-entitled, unmotivated bunch. I've seen Gen Z accused of the same, and additionally, they are supposedly awful at dealing with tech too, to spice things up a bit, I'll wager.
I'm the earliest of the Gen whatevers. Once were were introduced to texting and email, we began avoiding the phone, wherever we could.
I'm still unlikely to demand someone's immediate attention by triggering klaxons and fanfare on their device - not if quieter, more considerate comms will do the job.
I have dealings with Gen(xyzqbvwhatever) that don't respond to the 'more considerate forms' in a timely fashion. So after a grace period, I jangle the bell.
I get the other side of this. I get a ping for a message while driving, I can't do anything about it (distracted driving etc). So I either pull over (or turn off the highway altogether), or resolve to deal with it at my destination.
Nine times out of ten, if I pull off, it's an urgent notification that 1) my screen time is up by 17 minutes, 2) Second Cousin in Arkansas reposted a message about another missing cat, or 3) your soliac serucity number has been supsedned, CLICK HERE NOW TO AVOID ARREST AND JAIL.
However, when I get to the destination, I forgot that I got a ping.
Sometimes I think that the best option is to toss the cellphone, so that nobody has illusions about how (not) to contact me.
Has anyone else noticed this and "Gen Z Stare" getting aggressively pushed by numerous media outlets in the past week or two? I can't tell if it's just bad journalists copying other bad journalists or a coordinated effort, but it certainly doesn't instill faith in the journalistic profession.
Ah, the familiar pattern of generational bashing. It takes me back to when we millennials were painted as the lazy, good-for-nothing, ambitious-deprived, self-entitled, unmotivated bunch. I've seen Gen Z accused of the same, and additionally, they are supposedly awful at dealing with tech too, to spice things up a bit, I'll wager.
I'm the earliest of the Gen whatevers. Once were were introduced to texting and email, we began avoiding the phone, wherever we could.
I'm still unlikely to demand someone's immediate attention by triggering klaxons and fanfare on their device - not if quieter, more considerate comms will do the job.
Fair enough.
I have dealings with Gen(xyzqbvwhatever) that don't respond to the 'more considerate forms' in a timely fashion. So after a grace period, I jangle the bell.
I get the other side of this. I get a ping for a message while driving, I can't do anything about it (distracted driving etc). So I either pull over (or turn off the highway altogether), or resolve to deal with it at my destination.
Nine times out of ten, if I pull off, it's an urgent notification that 1) my screen time is up by 17 minutes, 2) Second Cousin in Arkansas reposted a message about another missing cat, or 3) your soliac serucity number has been supsedned, CLICK HERE NOW TO AVOID ARREST AND JAIL.
However, when I get to the destination, I forgot that I got a ping.
Sometimes I think that the best option is to toss the cellphone, so that nobody has illusions about how (not) to contact me.
> Marijus Briedis, chief technology officer at NordVPN, told me there's scant data on how often this happens, but it's a real thing.
What's with this weird shoutout? What does NordVPN have to do with phone calls?