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We are the generation following Gen X. I think this is really crucial in observing how and why we believe and practice many of the things we do. Gen X was notably known for a deep sense of cynicism and even apathy about the world around them. They were raised post-Nixon and in the MTV Generation. We are the generation following the media boom, the rise of the internet, and after MTV stopped playing music. In many ways we are still trapped in their shadow, but as we come into our own, there are some serious questions about what we will become. We were indoctrinated into the culture of fear at our births, constantly told not to take candy from strangers, to not walk in the dark alone, and to watch after your drinks at parties. It is so ingrained into our psyche that the concepts almost seem benign to us. We've watched planes crash into towers and people stranded on rooftops of houses, with the words "the water is rising, please" chalked on the roofs.

We are both cynically paranoid and carelessly optimistic, almost to the point of being mistaken as apathetic. We have reached a point in history where the term surreal is almost obsolete, living under the credo of ‘if you can dream it, you can create it.’ So what does all this mean for our generation, one that has came under the title of ‘millennials’? I have no clue, and I don’t think anyone really does, but I have a feeling that this class will at least offer a foundation for inquiry into that question. Post-modern culture is kind of confusing though, because it seems to be defined by a lack of definition. It’s a paradox in the truest sense of the word. How you study that, I’m not really sure, but I’m pretty emphatic in my trust that Dr. Rog will navigate us best as anyone can.

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