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roseembolism) wrote2008-03-03 04:44 pm
roseembolism) wrote2008-03-03 04:44 pm
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Those Darn Kids Today...again
So, Charlie Stross has a rant up about the latest "What your Freshmen Don't Know" list at Beloit college. The list itself is rather overblown, and my reaction to the items ranged from "so?" to "hmm.". What may be more interesting is the commentary, with people of various ages arguing about how alien teens really are. And of course there's Mr. Stross' reaction.
Is it a bad sign when a noted SF author shows signs of culture shock? maybe even Future Shock? Admittedly, the whole list is an exercise in Future Shock, a prose version of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Light the Fire". So Mr. Stross may be playing along.
Still, I'm wondering if in a couple years, somebody will find him huddling under his living room table screaming "It's here! the Singularity is here! And it left me behind!"
Is it a bad sign when a noted SF author shows signs of culture shock? maybe even Future Shock? Admittedly, the whole list is an exercise in Future Shock, a prose version of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Light the Fire". So Mr. Stross may be playing along.
Still, I'm wondering if in a couple years, somebody will find him huddling under his living room table screaming "It's here! the Singularity is here! And it left me behind!"
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