Comments on: Generational Differences http://brokewallstreeter.com/2009/02/generational-differences/ Clawing my way out of the abyss Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Broke Wall Streeter http://brokewallstreeter.com/2009/02/generational-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Broke Wall Streeter Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:13:09 +0000 http://brokewallstreeter.com/?p=176#comment-24 Thanks for the comment, LN! Young children in the US are bombarded with TV ads that groom them to become consumerists as adults. Habits are hard to break, especially those that we learn very early on and are constantly reinforced. Kids are exposed to over 100 commercials a day. It's no wonder as adults, these shopaholics (meyself included) rack up credit card debt to feel better about themselves through acquiring material objects. Check out some crazy stats here: http://www.newdream.org/kids/facts.php Visit any time...it's free! Thanks for the comment, LN! Young children in the US are bombarded with TV ads that groom them to become consumerists as adults. Habits are hard to break, especially those that we learn very early on and are constantly reinforced. Kids are exposed to over 100 commercials a day. It’s no wonder as adults, these shopaholics (meyself included) rack up credit card debt to feel better about themselves through acquiring material objects.

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]]> By: LN http://brokewallstreeter.com/2009/02/generational-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-23 LN Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:42:23 +0000 http://brokewallstreeter.com/?p=176#comment-23 I have a lot in common with that description of Gen X - I don't care for IMing/ texting.. not at work, not at home (if you turn the speakers down that should get rid of the popping sound though). I don't have a DVD player, I have my VHS from a long time ago. If I have a dvd I want to watch, I do so on my computer (dvd drive). My desktop computer is from year 2000. I did recently buy a laptop computer. I don't have an ipod, mainly because everyone else has one :) I use my phone only for speaking, and nothing else, except occasionally taking a picture with it. My old stuff works for me, I'm used to it, no reason to fix or change what's not broken.. and I find that sometimes an 'upgrade' is more like a 'downgrade'. My age? 19 years old. Most people my age are as mentioned in the article though. I think the difference is I was born in Russia and lived there for my first 8 years, and that is why I don't fit the American stereotype for my generation. (I'm also interested in stocks/ wall street which is why I clicked the link to this blog from the Broke Grad Student.) I have a lot in common with that description of Gen X – I don’t care for IMing/ texting.. not at work, not at home (if you turn the speakers down that should get rid of the popping sound though). I don’t have a DVD player, I have my VHS from a long time ago. If I have a dvd I want to watch, I do so on my computer (dvd drive). My desktop computer is from year 2000. I did recently buy a laptop computer. I don’t have an ipod, mainly because everyone else has one :) I use my phone only for speaking, and nothing else, except occasionally taking a picture with it. My old stuff works for me, I’m used to it, no reason to fix or change what’s not broken.. and I find that sometimes an ‘upgrade’ is more like a ‘downgrade’.

My age? 19 years old. Most people my age are as mentioned in the article though. I think the difference is I was born in Russia and lived there for my first 8 years, and that is why I don’t fit the American stereotype for my generation. (I’m also interested in stocks/ wall street which is why I clicked the link to this blog from the Broke Grad Student.)

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