You might not notice it in your peer group, when you are not their age, but my daughter showed me that many 20-30yr olds are switching to dumb phones, are cancelling their Facebook/tiktok/twitter accounts and are discovering libraries and printed books. As a conscious decision. Not all of them, but quite a lot and it's growing.
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They are not anti-technology. They have gaming PCs and quite some of them are picking up software development, 3D printing etc. But they have recognised how mobile devices are sucking up their time, energy and attention span. They also have lost trust in social media and are aware that every move is being analysed. In a world that needs us all to move around with open eyes and ears because we have real world problems to solve. I am learning from them, not the other way round. Good!
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It's not a coordinated movement. It's leaderless (for now, and I hope it stays that way) and very diverse. More a set of shared principles and desires that is continuously evolving in many directions. Mistakes are made. Discussed. Typically in person (and sober, alcohol consumption is not "cool" anymore ;) Oh, and saying "I asked ChatGPT" will not go over well :)
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@jwildeboer I've found that many of the teens I encounter are vehmently opposed to genAI, and they will explain in no uncertain terms all the reasons why they loathe it and the grifting techbros who promote it.
Not just "it's a bit... meh!" but more burn it to the ground and then salt the earth to be on the safe side.
When you consider about how the future looks from their perspective, this is quite understandable, and I've started to think about the genAI bubble as something of a mass radicalisation event.
I am very proud of them.
Go kids!
Jan Wildeboer 😷
Martin Hamilton