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Luckily there are no kids on the LJ so we can talk freely. You know what scares me? Kids. In particular those of Generation Next.
Last night Katie and I (and chums) went to see She & Him in Kansas City. As with the next few big concerts, I didn't bother get a photo pass, giving me the rare opportunity to stand in the middle of the crowd and watch the show. Turns out that watching the concert is a rarity.
All around me kids were pulling out their lit cellphones to send text messages, read emails, or check Facebook. I stood behind one girl who must have sent 300 text messages during the 75-minute She & Him set. Of course I read them all.
Turns out she and "Black Chris" were so inspired by the show that they're going to start a band. So inspired that they couldn't just watch it, but instead had to text to each other, non-stop, throughout the entirety of the show. My little texter suggested that she's going to get a tambourine. Of course she also had another conversation where she counseled a friend who was going to give into "hormones" and "do you know what" with a boy she just met. My texter disapproved.
Really though, these short attention spans are going to kill us. Studies have shown that we just don't comprehend or retain things as well when multitasking. Surely we're going to need one or two deep thinkers out of this generation right? Well I can tell you that none of them were at that She & Him concert.
Last night Katie and I (and chums) went to see She & Him in Kansas City. As with the next few big concerts, I didn't bother get a photo pass, giving me the rare opportunity to stand in the middle of the crowd and watch the show. Turns out that watching the concert is a rarity.
All around me kids were pulling out their lit cellphones to send text messages, read emails, or check Facebook. I stood behind one girl who must have sent 300 text messages during the 75-minute She & Him set. Of course I read them all.
Turns out she and "Black Chris" were so inspired by the show that they're going to start a band. So inspired that they couldn't just watch it, but instead had to text to each other, non-stop, throughout the entirety of the show. My little texter suggested that she's going to get a tambourine. Of course she also had another conversation where she counseled a friend who was going to give into "hormones" and "do you know what" with a boy she just met. My texter disapproved.
Really though, these short attention spans are going to kill us. Studies have shown that we just don't comprehend or retain things as well when multitasking. Surely we're going to need one or two deep thinkers out of this generation right? Well I can tell you that none of them were at that She & Him concert.