The rapid growth of technology that was birthed alongside computers has brought forth a new generation: the millenials. Also known as GENERATION Y, this refers to anyone born between 1970 and 2000. A significant increase in birth rates between 1982 and 1995 would suggest that this generation is heavily comprised of the people born between those two years; this generation will have reached their forties and full influence starting in 2030.
Being born into a world with computers has created a large rift between generation y and it's predecessor generation x. Shortsightedness in the face of the future has lead to the climate crisis and no effective way to manage social security and in turn "take care of the elderly". Perhaps the millennials' tendency to embrace technology and leave tradition behind has influenced how often technologies are updated and deepened the desire to truly care about the future.
Guys like Elon Musk (born in 1971) are making sure of it. He is the CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors. Tesla motors, is looking to mass produce a fully electric sporty seven-seater sedan, the Tesla Model S, starting in 2012 priced at $57K. According to Tesla it's equivalent to internal combustion engine vehicles with a retail value of $35K. Revolutionarily, Tesla will offer three levels of batteries: 160 mpc(miles per charge) 230mpc and 300mpc; they can readily be charged at standard 120 and 240 volt outlets. 0-60 in 5.5 seconds- this is no toy electric car.
The thoughts of never experiencing weightlessness are no longer a dream, granted that you have an extra $200K to spare; Virgin Galactic is the first of many commercial sub-orbital spaceflight companies; their "Space Ship Two" uses a hybrid rocket powered engine and feathered re-entry glide system making it a rather green spaceship.
Countries have even begun judging their technological prowess and development based on their ability to create an android with even a glimmer of Artificial Intelligence. The first applications of these android robots have been to interact with humans and understand our world in many very simple ways that we take for granted. In the process, we stand to learn a lot about ourselves and our cognitive abilities. This may force education on the world; robots could "steal" quite a few jobs in the near future, it may also call for increased bureaucracy.
We have started to push the barriers of technology. This is just to say that a generation birthed into a world ramified by computers will give birth to a world fully integrated with them.
We also have the privilege to witness the rebirth of Art as it adapts to the growth of technology. The past decade was numb. Music has never been more generic and Mainstream movies have been mummified. Even what people have dubbed "indie" is no longer really at the soul of the next great movement in film. What happened to the "nouvelle vague" and renaissances that had become common place in the 60s,70s, and 80s?
Look no further, that time seems to have come. The revolutionary artistic intuition that etched the years like 1969, 1982 and 1988 in the minds of so many people across generations is afoot; a maturing "generation y" is using technology to its full potential and to influence the next "New Wave". Be on the look out for Authorized Dealer Films, specializing in making every genre in film feel like intuitively keen art. Just a heads up! The revolution is in session for about 20 or 30 years give or take a few...
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