For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for August 22, 2004
August 21, 2004
August 23, 2004
Transcript:
Iris: What are you looking at, dear? Jim: All the youngsters getting ready to go back to school. Teenagers off to face new challenges. Older ones going away to university. These are the people who'll be taking over from our children, Iris. Soon, they'll own all the businesses and make all the decisions... and, each generation believes they'll do a better job of running the world than the last one did! Will they get us out of the mess we're in? Iris: Everything's different now, Jim. There's new technology, new discoveries - these kids are smarter than both generations before them. This is a whole new world! Jim: I know. But, it's still possible to make the same old mistakes.
Marisa Ruffolo Premium Member about 3 years ago
And a pandemic waiting for us in 2020…
Carito over 2 years ago
Knowing how to use technology does not necessarily make one smarter. People used to be able to write without “Grammarly.” How one wrote was an indication of one’s intelligence. Now something that’s well-written may just mean the person knows how to use tools that correct them, suggest words to them, phrase things for them. Unintentional misuse of technology may actually make us dependent and less intelligent.
WineTraveller32 about 2 years ago
Given the headaches of the past two+ years, I’d say that Jim had great reason to be concerned!