As two people who are constantly torn between socializing and hiding in the corner and crying at large get togethers, Brandon and Travis talk about the Twilight Zone of generations: not quite Millennial, not quite Gen X.
Topic
- What it feels like to be the last generation to remember life before the internet
- By Leo Mirani on Quartz (http://qz.com/252456/what-it-feels-like-to-be-the-last-generation-to-remember-life-before-the-internet/?utm_source=qzfb)
- The article is actually about a book by Michael Harris called The End of Absence and reflects on how society has been affected since the internet became commonplace, and about the last generation to remember life before the web.
The Pre-85’ Demographic
- We both fit squarely into this community
- What it was like growing up without the internet
- When you first started going online
- What experiences you feel were better/worse because we grew up in this unique time
- Understanding both worlds, how our unique placement in history allows us to understand both life with and without the web
An Analog August
- The author spent a month off of the internet as part of the research for this book, do you feel that is something you could do? Would you ever want to?
- What are some of the web-enabled things in your life today that you most take for granted?
Movies?
- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club (or most of the John Hughes flicks)
- The Goonies
- Hackers!
Are there any movies, television shows or books we might’ve missed? Do you consider yourself one of these “in-betweeners”? Let us know in the comments below or on any of our social media outlets!