Activity 3 question 2

When one grows up in a generation that is full of advancing technology it is assumed that we are all technology adapted, that we can work anything and everything that is based on technology. Older generations tend to assume that the younger generations are fully aware of new technology because they grew up with it and assume that they all know how to work with it. And of course the people who like to take advantage of the ohhs and ahhs of something new is the marketing world. They tend to design things according to those interpretations that young people are technology pros and enjoy these things. They market their devices around this “world,” that they believe is based solemnly on technology and that everyone can operate it the same exact way.
Vaidhyanathan argues in his article entitled, “Generational Myths,” that young people can be categorized into a “one-size-fits-all system,” as he explains it. Vaidhyanathan believes that by creating this one-size-fits-all system everyone would eventually adapt to it, “…force an otherwise diverse group of potential users into a one-size-fits-all system that might not meet their needs. Then, lo and behold, young people rush to adapt to those changes that we assumed all along they wanted.” (Vaidhyanathan)
I believe that Vaidhyanathan is correct to some extent. It’s true that with the education of technology people assume that everyone uses technology for the same things, therefore they create based on that one society that they assume everyone belongs to. Vaidhyanathan assumes that everyone is going to take part in any new advancement. That just because something is presented in their generation they should rush to learn to use it.
Being from this generation based on technology I can tell you that my experience with technology is completely different form a lot of other peoples. Even the people that are from my social group use technology in a different way than I do. I am no pro at using a computer or any other technological gadgets. I can type sure, and surf the web but I would not be able to trigger with other things aside from the basics. Where as some people can do just about anything with a computer. Even though the world seems to revolve around computers I do not find myself forced to learn to do things beyond my basic know ledged. I do not find the interest in it because I believe with what I know is sufficient to operate a technological gadget for essential uses.
Yet we must realize that as hard to believe as it is everything is revolving around this technology based system. Nothing is made simple anymore from phones to music players. Everything tends to connect you to the world by just one click. Phones are not used just for the solemn purpose of making a call anymore. They can do so much more than that, you can check and send email from your phone, check the news, weather, and so forth. All these new gadgets are aimed to bring everyone into this one-size-fits-all society. You can not find simple appliances anymore everything has buttons and triggers that a lot of times are left un-used because of the lack of knowledge. Walk mans as I remember are not as popular anymore now we use MP3’s filled with thousands of songs, videos, and pictures instead.
Society is trying to aim everyone to keep up with its advances. I can guarantee that there are a ton of young people who do not even know how to operate a computer therefore I find that things shouldn’t be made into a one-size-fits-all system. We should continue to promote other forms of education. Education should be a hybrid ideal for everyone. We should not assume that everyone can come into a room and use a computer.