Even though I am not very old, I did grow up through the nineties. I remember going from not owning a computer, to having one with DOS, then Windows 3.1, and finally we got one with Windows 98 and the Internet. Obviously, being so young, I took for granted all of these advances. As I look at all the technology that exists today, and think about what didn’t exist when I was a kid, I feel like I was born in the dark ages. The level of technological advancement in the past 20 years is astounding. If all of this is amazing to me, how do my grandparents feel? Has there ever been a time in history where so much has changed in so little a time?
All of these technological advancements did not stay in the United States. The entire world quickly adopted them. When that happened, the world became a much smaller place. The way business was done completely changed. What was once thought of as a local job soon became a job that was done in India. People had to adapt to this changing global market or become unemployed. This is still true today. We all need to learn to be adaptable or one day we may find ourselves outsourced. Still, all of these changes have so far been a great blessing to the world. Despite the changes in the jobs that are available in America, Americans are still employed and the rate of technological advancement continues to grow.
Although I grew up while these technologies were also growing up, my experiences with technology are going to be very different from next generation. I remember when the technology did not exist. Children born now are growing up with all of this technology around them. They way that they interact with the world is very different than from the way I interacted with the world as a youth. Disregarding any arguments about whether this constant connection to the rest of the world is healthy for them, by growing up with a globally connected mind set, they will be very well prepared to be great businesspeople in the new global market. I am excited to see what will come about in the next 40 years.
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