Expectations within the Global Community

McLuhan talks about the gap between generations and the new forms of communication throughout his articles. I personally agree with the idea that technology is further deepening the gap between the generations for a few reasons, I think the rate at which technology changes plays a big role in this gap. For example it takes somebody who is highly adaptable and is able to adapt at a fast rate to be able to keep up with the new technological advancements, on the other hand it takes a highly focused and willing older person to just manage to stay afloat. The rate of change is so rapid that it tends to bring a new meaning to “survival of the fittest” nature’s course in this perspective is those who can adapt to new advancements at a rate faster than the life of the technology itself, before we used to use our cellphones until they died or stops working and that was less than 10 years ago, now we change phones because their capabilities become obsolete within a few month, thus leading to our own capabilities as being obsolete, unless we are willing to put in the time to advance alongside technology. The global community is no different if you cannot keep up with the advancements of the global community then you are not a part of this community which further drives the gap between those who can and those who cannot. Communicating in the global community has made my life much easier especially when my brother was stationed in Afghanistan, just some years ago when he was in Germany we only heard from him once or twice a month leaving us with no expectation of communication of any kind. But when he went to Afghanistan we were able to see him via Skype almost everyday or whenever we wanted to leaving us with expectations and a reliance on technology to validate the well being of my brother.