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Will "Generation Gap" Cease To Be In The Future?

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Looking however far in to the future could it be possible that the current generation gap may disappear? Example, your parents are both computer workers and so are you. Their spare time is spent on video games just like you, etc.
 
I think that wherever there are parents concerned about their teenage daughter getting pregnant and their teenage son falling in with the wrong crowd, there will always be a generation gap defined with whatever different attributes between those two generations that can be identified.

That's why grandparents have it so great -- neither grandparents nor grandkids care about a "gap" -- it's simply expected, and it's of little concern to either.
 
Looking however far in to the future could it be possible that the current generation gap may disappear? Example, your parents are both computer workers and so are you. Their spare time is spent on video games just like you, etc.

Since the pace of change is accelerating, I'd expect the generation gap to get even wider as time goes on.
 
Looking however far in to the future could it be possible that the current generation gap may disappear? Example, your parents are both computer workers and so are you. Their spare time is spent on video games just like you, etc.

There will always be one because of accumulated experience is greater with grandparents, however as we are able to live longer that gap tends to become less relevant because the relative experience gap between generations becomes less. Will it disappear no, will it become less relevant, yes.
 
That anything like the gender gap or the financial gap?

How about Gary Puckett and the Union Gap?



I think it's a made-up Hippie thing from the 60s.

All living generations have over-lapping experiences while each is doing "their own thing"
 
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That anything like the gender gap or the financial gap?

How about Gary Puckett and the Union Gap?



I think it's a made-up Hippie thing from the 60s.

All living generations have over-lapping experiences while each is doing "their own thing"


That sick and twisted song was not about parents it was about a derelict tempted to hump a child.
 
Looking however far in to the future could it be possible that the current generation gap may disappear? Example, your parents are both computer workers and so are you. Their spare time is spent on video games just like you, etc.

No. The fact the media comes in the same format does not mean every generation will consume the same media. When both generations were into TV, one preferred Cheers while the other preferred MTV. When it was Radio, one preferred Orson Welles while the other preferred The Lone Ranger. I would expect the same kind of differences in tastes between generations in the future now that our media includes video games.

Having said that, the juvenilization of the American man over the last few decades has been so remarkable that if it doesn't stop soon, you might be right. The contemporary man is often indistinguishable from a child other than by physical appearance.
 
No. The fact the media comes in the same format does not mean every generation will consume the same media. When both generations were into TV, one preferred Cheers while the other preferred MTV. When it was Radio, one preferred Orson Welles while the other preferred The Lone Ranger. I would expect the same kind of differences in tastes between generations in the future now that our media includes video games.

Having said that, the juvenilization of the American man over the last few decades has been so remarkable that if it doesn't stop soon, you might be right. The contemporary man is often indistinguishable from a child other than by physical appearance.
The juvenilization of the American man as portrayed on TV, that is.
 
The juvenilization of the American man as portrayed on TV, that is.

No. As encountered in the workforce and on the street. Even in fashion full grown men walk around wearing t-shirts, jeans, sneakers, and hoodies; the attire of children and adolescents. We have a whole generation of adults addicted to video games, watching super hero movies, and desperately clinging to their childhoods. In a little over a month, the biggest movie of the year will be Star Wars; not because it is a significant achievement in cinema, but because it appeals to the inner child of what is clearly the most childish generation of "adults" in history. The biggest movies feature Batman, Star Wars, and Transformers, and sales are driven by "adult" men! What more evidence do you need?
 
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No. As encountered in the workforce and on the street. Even in fashion full grown men walk around wearing t-shirts, jeans, sneakers, and hoodies; the attire of children and adolescents. We have a whole generation of adults addicted to video games, watching super hero movies, and desperately clinging to their childhoods. In a little over a month, the biggest movie of the year will be Star Wars; not because it is a significant achievement in cinema, but because it appeals to the inner child of what is clearly the most childish generation of "adults" in history. The biggest movies feature Batman, Star Wars, and Transformers, and sales are driven by "adult" men! What more evidence do you need?

Maybe you're right.
Could that explain the number of men who abandon family for selfishness and leave the raising of the next generation to the women?
 
No. As encountered in the workforce and on the street. Even in fashion full grown men walk around wearing t-shirts, jeans, sneakers, and hoodies; the attire of children and adolescents. We have a whole generation of adults addicted to video games, watching super hero movies, and desperately clinging to their childhoods. In a little over a month, the biggest movie of the year will be Star Wars; not because it is a significant achievement in cinema, but because it appeals to the inner child of what is clearly the most childish generation of "adults" in history. The biggest movies feature Batman, Star Wars, and Transformers, and sales are driven by "adult" men! What more evidence do you need?

Come to think of it, you may be right. Could that explain the number of men who abandon family, or never marry to begin with, and leave the rearing of the next generation to the women?
 
The juvenilization of the American man as portrayed on TV, that is.

Fantasy mirrors fact. We have extended adolescence well through the 20s and even early 30s.

Could that explain the number of men who abandon family for selfishness and leave the raising of the next generation to the women?

Yup.

My cousin's husband abandoned her and their 7 year old son on New Years day. Why? Because it was more fun to hang out with his buddies, and so that's what he wanted to do with his life.
 
Come to think of it, you may be right. Could that explain the number of men who abandon family, or never marry to begin with, and leave the rearing of the next generation to the women?

I'm not sure that the abandonment of children by their fathers is trending in either direction (either becoming more or less prevalent). It might be, I'm not saying it isn't. I'm saying I don't know. But since I don't know, I can't begin with the premise that it is happening; I have to assume it isn't any more of a problem today than it was in the 00s or 90s or 80s...etc.

As for the second thing, adults uninterested in marriage. I don't see that as a problem. I see that as a legitimate lifestyle choice that people are entitled to make. I think it would be great if we, as a society, became more accepting of such individuals. Putting social pressure on people to live a lifestyle they aren't interested in is not a great idea and is bound to create more broken homes. People who don't feel like being married should feel free to live their lives that way without any social stigma attached to it.
 
Looking however far in to the future could it be possible that the current generation gap may disappear? Example, your parents are both computer workers and so are you. Their spare time is spent on video games just like you, etc.

Honestly, there's a already a bit of a "generation gap" just between early Millennials and late Millennials. I really can't imagine that getting any better.

 
I'm not sure that the abandonment of children by their fathers is trending in either direction (either becoming more or less prevalent). It might be, I'm not saying it isn't. I'm saying I don't know. But since I don't know, I can't begin with the premise that it is happening; I have to assume it isn't any more of a problem today than it was in the 00s or 90s or 80s...etc.

As for the second thing, adults uninterested in marriage. I don't see that as a problem. I see that as a legitimate lifestyle choice that people are entitled to make. I think it would be great if we, as a society, became more accepting of such individuals. Putting social pressure on people to live a lifestyle they aren't interested in is not a great idea and is bound to create more broken homes. People who don't feel like being married should feel free to live their lives that way without any social stigma attached to it.

As long as they also decide not to have children, I agree that they should be able to make whatever lifestyle choice they want.
 
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