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Tom Trelogan
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 Posted - Nov 13 2010 : 10:01:51 AM
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| Why was I so surprised to hear you folks described as belonging to Generation X? Answer: my daughters are Gen Xers, and they're in their late 30s and early 40s. Here's what Wikipedia has to say on the subject: It bears out my sense that Gen Xers you are not. |
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Jeff Oates
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Tom Trelogan
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Posted - Nov 14 2010 : 8:10:31 PM
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| As for what comes after Generation Z, read the Wikipedia article on Generation Z. |
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Jeff Oates
Journeyman
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Posted - Nov 14 2010 : 10:03:59 PM
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| Generation Alpha, Interesting. Where do they get this stuff... |
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Tom Trelogan
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Posted - Nov 15 2010 : 06:38:36 AM
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Where does anyone get the stuff he or she thinks of? Where do you get the stuff you think of? Seriously! That's a really good question.
Possibilities...how is it that we are aware of possibilities? It seems to me that whoever first thought of calling the next generation "Generation Alpha" must first have thought something like "Well, we could call it 'Generation Alpha,'" or maybe "Let's see...we could call it 'Generation Alpha,' or 'Generation B1,' or 'The Next Generation,' or...." Our awareness of possibilities has something to do with our awareness of ourselves, I think, because it has something to do with our awareness of our own abilities and vulnerabilities, but how we know about those things is pretty mysterious too. They certainly aren't objects of sensation in any very usual sense of the term -- the term "objects of sensation," that is. We can't see them, hear them, taste them, or smell them. Maybe in some sense we feel them, but they aren't objects of our sense of touch in the way that warmth or fuzziness are, for example." I don't think people have thought about this very much. Certainly, we don't have an answer in the bag. |
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Jeff Oates
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Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 9:35:28 PM
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I agree there is not a "sense" that we can use to see, touch, hear, or taste the things we think of or the possibilities in our heads. I think you may be on to something when you say we feel them, but it is not a physical feel but something else altogether. And I guess sometimes I am not sure where I get the stuff I think of. Morals and values are one thing but as for everyday, minute to minute thoughts or possibilities, I am not so sure. I often will have dreams about things I never even think of when I'm awake and I wake up and go, "Wow! where did that come from?" Do you think the sub-conscious may be at work here to some extent?
The awareness of ourselves is an interesting concept to ponder as well. What does it mean to be aware of oneself? How can we make sense of our vulnerablities? Sometimes it is much too late when we realize some of our vulnerabilities. And once we become aware of possibilities, I think you are right in saying that we are somewhat aware of ourselves -- because, I guess, we judge our possibilities or what we think is possible on the basis of our own judgments of our personal abilities. But as for, say, attitudes towards certain concepts or events that happen to us, this is a culmination of many experiences, visions, conversations, etc. from our lives. I think it would be impossible to say how or why we think of some of the things we do. Imagination is the word that comes to mind for some reason here. I guess that's what explains or maybe could explain our awareness possibilities. The greater the imagination, the more possibilities there are in our minds? If so, creativity and imagination must be key in any individual. These can expand possibilities. They can erase vulnerabilities too to some extent. Imagination and the sub-concious keep coming to mind for me. I am not sure though.
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Generations X, Y, and Z
