Generation Z and Technology

I am currently 19 years old and considered to be in Generation Z. As I look back on my childhood and the childhood kids are having now it makes me so appalled that we are in the same generation, yet grew up so different. Technology has grown so much in so little time and the way I has affected us is remarkable. An article in Forbes was written less than a year ago spoke about some very surprising things. The first thing that left me shocked was that the author said generation Z actually prefers face to face interaction rather than from technology. Even though I am surprised, I low-key am not. Me being apart of this generation I can agree that I would rather be able to be in person because technology does not allow the connection I crave when interacting with someone. One thing that I enjoyed reading from this was when it said “Gen Z is looking to avoid the economic traps in which Millennials became stuck, from the massive amounts of student debt to shifting views about the need for higher education”. I love that this generation is taking action in order to avoid being in bad situations like debt. I have to admit that I was a little dissatisfied with my generation before reading this, but this article really did shed light on things I would have never thought. Technology has served a good purpose for us and I hope it continues to forever.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/julianvigo/2019/08/31/generation-z-and-new-technologys-effect-on-culture/#546cf4d55c2a