As I was researching for articles featuring Generation Z on my laptop, I found myself religiously picking up my phone every few minutes and scrolling through my Instagram feed. This didn’t feel unnatural. This is something I do all the time. What do I look for? Even I don’t know. But as I picked up my phone again after reading an article in the Forbes Magazine, I realized that I just completed all the checkpoints required to be qualified as a Gen Z.
Reason #1: If I could, I would change my religion to Instagram and Whatsapp. The one thing I am most devoted to is the online world. I don’t know how this works, but my fingers seem to involuntarily hover over the Instagram application which is smack in middle of my home screen.
Reason #2: My exiguous attention span. I am trapped in a cycle: Laptop, Instagram, “oh, are there any new messages on Whatsapp?” and writing this article. This cycle goes on and on. Focusing on one thing for a long time is a myth to me.
So this is what a Gen Z looks like. The “always on” generation. We are independent, but only if there is a Wi-Fi service and a smartphone. Otherwise we are simply screwed.
Born between 1995 and 2010, we are the future of our country. We are the ones who will propel our country towards becoming a global superpower. Believe it or not, but someone from this generation will be our country’s next Prime Minister. Yes, us, who are glued to our phones like moths to the lamps. And you will be glad to know our attention span is 8 goddamn seconds.
But the question is, Is this our fault?
Multinational organisations after researching about this (they are so anxious about us youngsters serving in their companies!) have discovered something- our brain has undergone evolution. You read it right. Our brains are different from our parent’s, and our grandparent’s. Our brain is now wired to find interest in rapid changes and transitions, not something stagnant or fixed. Movement and speed is the beacon for our attention.
Before the Millennials and Gen X’s take out their pitchforks and shout,"Your brain would not have changed if you were not always glued to your cell phones!”, let us remind each other something:
Invention of smartphones was done by the Millennials and the Generation X and Y. The expansive use of social media and the smartphones is the result of nothing but capitalism by the above mentioned generations.
Let’s not play the blame game and hurl profanities at each other without landing on a firm conclusion. A coin always has two sides. We all already know the bad side. But on the good side, we are ambitious, politically aware, can pick up developments faster than any other generation, flexible to changes, and lastly, excellent multi-taskers.
Prominent names in the film and entertainment industries, including the Netflix stars in shows like Stranger Things, Riverdale, etc. are a part of Generation Z. We are the future, and we sure as hell no idea what we are going to do, but we will survive. We are the “always on” generation.
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