Many my age and older are dumbfounded by some of the changes we see occurring culturally. Shifts in terminology concerning identity, gender, and others are confusing. The gap between the boomers and millennials and Gen Z is joked about, but it is also played out every day in workplaces and in homes. The bottom line is we just don’t understand each other.
Technology Has Changed Everything
I’m sure this isn’t a new thing in the annals of history, but I imagine that technology has widened the gap between generations in a way that is unprecedented. Those in the millennial and Gen Z generations have been able to create online worlds that were not available to previous generations. Boomers, while admittedly having a rebellious streak in the 70s, grew up to carry on the traditions and values of their parents. The family values instilled in them as they grew up laid a foundation that they returned to as they…
