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The Beliot College “mindset list” for the future college graduates of 2014 is very amusing. In fact, it is a fantastic example to recognize how our generation is so different from those of our parents and grand-parents. Everyday this world is changing and we are a part of it. I found some of these assumptions on the list more believable, and also, I found assumptions I completely disagree with.
Number 62 reads, “Having hundreds of cable channels but nothing to watch has always been routine.” I whole-heartedly agree with this statement because this is a problem for me quite often. Obviously, having hundreds of cable channels should result in hundreds of choices and things to watch, but our generation does not look at it this way. There have been times when I’m simply not interested or just too picky in the shows that are on. When our parents were this young they were lucky to have a TV in the first place. This makes me realize how I take advantage of what I have because it is so common.
I disagree with the statement, “They’ve never recognized that pointing to their wrists was a request for the time of day.” This statement is a low blow to our generation. It criticizes our knowledge of a commonly used gesture in everyday lives. If I was to point at my wrist for the time, my peers would know exactly what I was asking for. Wearing watches is not common anymore and cell phone use is, but this gesture will most likely always be used in society.
The graduates of 2014 are most definitely different from past generations because of the growth of societies and through technology. Beliot’s list reminds people that humans evolve in lifestyle and knowledge. Knowledge of the present is becoming knowledge of the past. A large majority of that knowledge slips through the fingers of many as each generation passes.
