I have not read much of the news lately, but from the headlines it seems we are losing a lot of people. The passing of Steve Jobs and before that the "retirement" of Elivra and Leonard Nimoy.
It does seem that our generation does not seem to be producing the iconic figures of the past. Is it because of our access to more it is harder for the unique to be noticed? I guess in the past you had one channel with the guy who everyone knows. Now you have hundreds of channels with nobody you know.
There is not even a standout athlete anymore. Unless you count the whiny ones or the ones which get into trouble, which is becoming frequent.
I have thought recently how will out generation be remembered? People that do no real achievements?! Wow, we can do more on our phones! What about other advances? It seems we are focused more on entertainment. Look at our famous people today. People are famous for being born. Other standouts of our generation-Mark Zuckerburg (love him or hate him), Casey Anthony (probably hate her), any young reality tv star.
I know I am looking at the forest and cannot see the trees. It would be nice to see a few more trees that produce more than shade.
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