tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post6316471929958523077..comments2024-03-28T18:54:13.800-04:00Comments on alien romances: Star Trek / Loveboat Mashup And Soulmates Part VRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-44213053585506773212011-03-16T00:41:52.852-04:002011-03-16T00:41:52.852-04:00Your alphabetical list reminded me strongly of a T...Your alphabetical list reminded me strongly of a TED talk I saw about a month ago on the current generation growing up with video games, what attributes this generation has because of it, and how people might be able to tap into those attributes to effect positive change in the world:<br /><br />http://www.interinclusion.org/intellivisions/a-world-taken-by-games-jane-mcgonigal-at-ted/<br /><br />(The video is nested in an article about making Jewish education interesting, theorizing that games could be used)<br /><br />It's a similar list, from a different angle - according to the video, this generation wants to feel that they, as individuals (or in teams), can make a positive difference, but without immediate feedback/reward, it's easy to get discouraged. <br /><br />In your list, the EVIL is something tangible they can fight against to feel like they're making a positive difference. The "just simmering under the surface" and the "by inaction you fail" are a kind of kick in the pants, so to speak - as somebody at the older end of the generation we're talking about (I was born in 1984), I've realized about myself for a while now that I have a tendency to be lazy unless inspired (I suppose you can see that elements of that in the Jay and Silent Bob movies or, for a more contemporary example, the movies made by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost).<br /><br />Also, I suspect the reason for the COMPLETE EVIL is that we've grown up so jaded by politics and everything (Daria was popular in my friend-group in high school), and yet life goes on for most people despite it all, so it takes something major to shake us out of our apathy. Shaun of the Dead is a good example of this, but I can see how it could be adapted for religion or romance, since my generation tends to be skeptical about those, too.<br /><br />So I suppose to put it into conflict form, it's jaded apathy vs wanting to make a difference(idealism).<br /><br />Though there's also nonconformity vs wanting to feel like you're a apart of something bigger than yourself - which intertwines with the previous conflict when mixed with corporate culture/the working world, or even religion. <br /><br />I know for me, the "wanting to be part of something bigger than yourself" was a major part of what drew me to Star Trek and wanting to be an astronaut. When I started getting involved in Chabad, though, it satisfied the "wanting to be a part of something bigger" in me, and so while I still enjoy Star Trek, it's for somewhat different reasons than before, and I don't feel the drive to go out into space so much.<br /><br />I suspect that for a lot of people, science fiction supplies that sense of wonder, that sense of Something Bigger, when belief in G-d is absent.<br /><br />Anyway, I seem to be rambling at this point. Thought you'd find the link interesting, in any case.Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09120690150319716472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-86249469157044787652011-03-16T00:10:57.030-04:002011-03-16T00:10:57.030-04:00I shall mull it over. Thanks, Jacqueline!I shall mull it over. Thanks, Jacqueline!Kimber Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982239712083114488noreply@blogger.com