So, 30-somethings, you have seen your fair share of technology changes. I’m sure many of you can tell the stories have having the Apple Classic box computer that was possibly your first classroom computer. Do you remember your first e-mail address? When the internet became big? Pagers? Cell phones?
Lots and lots of technology has come through our lives. One of my fondest memories is of my family getting our first answering machine. As a matter of fact, a friend of mine left my house to call my house to see it work. It was a fun experience.
Going to college and getting my first e-mail address was great. I can remember wanting to us it, but not having anyone, outside of the school, that had one. It was like being on the verge of big things, but you just weren’t sure how big they were. It was like being bohemian in a new digital age. It was the 1st generation iPhone, before we could even fathom such a thing.
However, it seems that not all technology is good. In fact, I would go as far as to say that some technology is bad. It’s the stuff that makes us a little too available.
I talked so fondly about the answering machine, but it seems like only a skip and a jump to cell phones. Once those were big, there was no getting away from it. Everyone needed to be able to get in touch with you at all times, even if all they needed was to ask you about how would win in a fight. (My money is on Godzilla every time.)
I remember when I was given first BlackBerry for work. I thought that was God’s gift to the work place. That was until I realized that I could never get away from anything in the wonderful world of work. It was amazing to see how this gift was a curse in no time.
So, my question to you, 30-somethings, is what technology has been good and bad to you.
