Interviews

In my interview with a teacher to be named later I found that he feels the 21st century human is greatly influenced by technology. He also felt that almost all privacy has been lost with the introduction of new technology and mainly the internet. Some specific websites that he cited as an invasion of privacy were Facebook and Twitter. He also said that people are very attached to their cell phones and have lost touch with the ability to communicate with somebody face to face. Another statement he made was that people's lives are very fragmented with everyone having way too much going on in their lives. Nobody has time to sit back, take a timeout and think anymore.

My interview with a community member was very similar to my interview with the teacher. This community member felt that our society is overly influenced by technology, which has led to less traditional communication between people, like talking on the phone or face to face. He said that wisdom and knowing how to act in certain situations was the most important value that emerged in his lifetime, along with learning to evaluate things more closely and on a personal level. He also said that the 21st century human has more of a group mentality because of the technology and social networking websites. Because of these websites people tend to rely on societal trends and their friends as a guide to live their lives. I also interviewed a GBS Senior and he said that the 21st century human was "wired" and reliant on technology for communicational needs. One of the most important values that he has discovered from his time on this Earth has been to try to be unique and pursue what he believes in. Although he strives to be unique, he thinks that most of the 21st century society does not value the individual and that people try to fit in or be "normal" when in fact they are just like a bunch of sheep following the herd.