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It is interesting to see how much variety there can be between generations even when they are back to back of each other. It was nice when traditions and well groomed behaviors were passed down but now I feel that the more recent cultural transmission is lacking or being ignored by, unfortunately, my generation and below. My generation is so absorbed with modern technology and having the luxury of a computer telling us anything we need to know at a moments notice. The idea of the internet crashing is simply devastating to us even if its only for a few moments, an example I can give of this was when our Trivia team this weekend lost internet connection for a half hour. Our whole team freaked out because we expect it to alway be there. What happened to the value of knowledge gathered from studying books, encyclopedias and product wrappers?

Technology not only effects our minds but our bodies, health and outlook on what is considered to be an "ideal life". The fact that obesity is becoming an overwhelming epidemic, especially in today's younger generations, is largely due to our need to be in front of a television, computer or on our iphones instead of enjoying the outdoors by playing in the yard, going for a bike ride or just simply laying out in the grass reading a good book. I was shocked to hear that over 30% of adults are obese in Mississippi... it makes me wonder how bad will it get before we start taking serious action?? Society causes its own damage by simply imprinting these "perfect" lives, diets, and looks we must achieve in order to be considered in the norm. Society uses the our technology addiction by sending us pictures and public statuses to make us feel bad about ourself and tries to convince us that we must be a certain way. We need to change this view of society, our peers and most importantly ourselves. That is definitely one area we are lacking in our cultural transmission from the past.

I found this picture on Google image and feel that it is appropriate on how we view ourselves, whether we admit it out loud or keep it to ourselves. It is how society brain washes us and gets us to do these ridiculous diets and change our values just to "fit in" and put money in their pockets.