tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237106587540335969.post9097728083296849932..comments2010-08-10T11:49:24.011-07:00Comments on Talent Anarchy: Gen X Redux?Talent Anarchistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15500578939441571560noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237106587540335969.post-69984122764424647042009-06-08T06:23:39.736-07:002009-06-08T06:23:39.736-07:00Hello Jason - Not sure if you're looking for c...Hello Jason - Not sure if you're looking for comments in this ongoing discussion, but there is this "Post a Comment" thing at the bottom so I'll indulge myself this morning.<br /><br />I've also noticed the similarities between now and the late 70's/early 80's that spawned me and my Gen X brethren. The interesting thing to me will be the impact of social media tools and easy access to information as mitigating factors in the development of social callouses among the young folks watching this world morph. <br /><br />In many ways I am the poster child for Gen X Nihilism - My parents divorced when I was 10 and my dad lost his job when I was 15 and was unemployed for several years. My home town's economy was decimated by the shift away from manufacturing. I can distinctly remember craving a better way to investigate and understand just what the Hell was going on around me. There wasn't a way for the masses to easily access information that wasn't canned, mass media BS or completely stale. Remember how exciting and cleansing it was back then to find an edgy magazine that actually addressed issues? Remember SPIN's coverage of the emerging AIDS crisis - it felt almost illicit to read such stuff.<br /><br />My hope would be that the ability for everyone to achieve context as they watch things play out will help blunt the negative force of our current Zeitgeist. I know it would have helped me out back then. Whether or not people want context is another topic.<br /><br />Thanks for raising fists and fighting the good fight.<br /><br />BenBen Stonehttp://www.rpoconsulting.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com