Age & (digital) Power

We live in a youth-oriented culture here in the USA.

Or at least, that’s what we’re told.

I heartily agree that we live in a society saturated with youth-oriented pop-culture, but I’m starting to wonder about the rest of the baggage the phrase carries. I believe that technology, particularly public digital media, is helping narrow/bridge/alter-the-perception of the gap between youth and Not youth (whatever that means).

What I mean by this is that I think the old standby of Digital Native Vs. Digital Immigrants is already a bit outdated. Sure, this probably isn’t a ground-breaking revelation to anyone out there in the inter-tubes.  I am simply struck and pleasantly pleased that I can converse with my own grandfather about web 2.0, chat with my mother on Facebook, and expect that I can learn with my possible future children (as opposed to from my children) about how to use a digital camera in 2030.

Thoughts to ponder on a rainy Tuesday morning… Back to work!