The Teens of the Future

If you are older than 25 you probably have noticed how you sometimes complain about the younger generations. And more specifically the teenagers. We complain about the music, the clothing, the habits, the amount of technology they are using, language, disrespect etc. I know I sound like some old timer, but there is a huge gap between generations.

And if every generation of teens wants to grow faster, experience everything in life from early ages, follow the weirdest trends, what will things be after a few yeas?

How will the teens of the future look like? Let's say after a 100 years.

Technology

This will surely be one of the most significant changes. Technology is constantly evolving and with great speed. Ten years ago I was really proud of my 512 MB card for my Nokia smart phone. It was amazing - you could take pictures, listen to .ogg, record videos, had cool coloured games and programs (I think they weren't apps back then).

It's logical technology will change and it will evolve because of the young people. They are the main consumers.

So if now people love to take selfies with their multicored, 41 MP, 5 inch super-smart phones, imagine what people will be using in the future. The idea of a smartphone is to have every technology you can use in one device. So right now you have a camera, tablet, music player, recorder in one. Maybe in time they'll put even more stuff.

Outsourcing is King

Last night I watched a video that just became viral and was featured on most social networks. “Who pays the price?” is a video that uncovers the ugly truth behind electronics manufacturing and the impact it has on the ones who do the actual work.

Uncovers is not really true in the sense that it's a new discovery, it simply reminds the issue and stacks the facts against the well know apple corporation.

When I looked for the producer of the video I found an American non-profit organization, which aims to develop green economy and sustainable technology, so the world will be free of problems... Fat chance...

Anyway, I was directed to a digital petition to the head of Apple, Inc. – Tim Cook. Infuriated by the video, I was a click away from sending the pre-written message, when I glanced to see what I was actually sending.

Frozen - The Reasons it Sucked

Frozen took over Facebook cover pictures the past months. People are make memes. I see "wise" quotes in my feeds. They played that silly song "Let it go" on the Oscars. And all I am asking is, what's the big deal? Where did all the attention come from?

I love Disney films. We all grew up with them and learnt much from the stories. Even though, most of the animations are generally for little girls, dreaming to find their prince charming, I really loved some of them. I know many of you connect these cartoons with princesses, castles, chivalrous men and horses acting like dogs, but you mustn't forget there are 53 Walt Disney Animated Classics in total.

The studio has made a great job with most of these classics, because the original stories could be quite gruesome. This is the reason they are so popular. Happily ever after, is what you expect from a Disney Animation, and they always give it (except in Pocahontas probably). Children can take the best out of the tale, they can learn some good manners, can learn about good winning over bad in the long run, how love is what matters.

Social Media Behind The Curtains

   Social media - a term burned into the cerebrum of the whole world. Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn - you name it - we know it like the back of our hand, some even better. But why is our world revolving around these seductive networks for the past ten years?

As a freelance writer, I do my job in front of the laptop and naturally have an account in most media for one reason or another. Sometimes for professional purposes like to promote my content, other times for information, news and trends, or for creating social networks and meet and befriend new people. I won't lie, I spend a quite few hours a day into social media sites and most of them are logged the whole time while I'm on the computer.

So, an image I saw today poked my curiosity into why am I compelled to maintain these profiles and update my statuses or read other people's, why are social media sites so attractive and how do they keep me coming back? After some thought and going through some materials on studies, here is what my answer is.

What Kind of Games Does Ender Play?

So I saw Ender's Game. It was of those movies I've expected, but wasn't really talked about. When I asked some of my friends and colleagues to come watch it with me they were all like "What's ender?" Probably I spend too much time on the internet, watching trailers and reviews on Reddit, but I thought this was a really anticipated film.

Turns out there were only 10 people in the cinema. There were more on Captain Philips! Yes, Captain Philips is a brilliant film, but it hasn't got many special effects, it's more dramatic and is too realistic for the masses. But only 10 people for a picture with so many effects? I guess there weren't so many adverts on TV...

This is one of these movies you can skip, but you shouldn't. The critics are neutral about it. Haters are not really hating it. The people who love it are not worshipping it. Everything is grey, everything is a little bit neutral. There were big expectations from some and nobody is complaining. Even the geeks are saying the film is following the book. So what seems to be the problem? Maybe not enough people have seen it yet? Maybe when everything is like in the book it's boring and you don't have anything to argue about?

Armageddon May Be Real

An asteroid impact from an artists point of view 

     The Earth is in danger. As we know, space objects are in constant motion and every now and them, the trajectories meet and they collide. It may be useful on the pool table, but astral impacts are catastrophes beyond our ability to comprehend.

3 Good Reasons Why Video Games Are NOT The Problem

 

   GTA V' came out and with it the controversy for video game violence took another round. I couldn't stand still while watching all the nonsense go public, so here is my take on why we're locking the wrong guy.


1. Age Ratings – A Border With No Fence 

Children vs. Age Ratings - Round 849

Every publisher rates their game according to it's contents. This is a guide to how old the consumer should be in order not to experience a negative impact from the product. There are associations that provide rating systems like the British Board of Film Classification's (BBFC) or the Pan European Game Information System (PEGI). According to the BBFC, it's an offence to sell products against the ratings. However, in practice, there is almost no legal way to stop consumers of attaining a product, not recommended for their age.

This happens mainly because the law in the area of digital entertainment is shady. It defines almost no rules and has no control over what happens.
Why hasn't the government restructured the law to address the issue of children getting their hands on inappropriate material? Nobody knows...

However, there is fully detailed information in the web about every existing video game. There can be absolutely no excuse for being uninformed. Which brings us to our second point.

This is The End (2013)

This is was one of the my most anticipated movie for 2013. We had great action movies, great thrillers and some good horror stories, but there weren't many comedies that could actually make you laugh. But as soon as I saw the first trailer, I knew it would be worth watching. You have some of the best young comedians all together in one film. What's not to like?

Not everyone is a fan of Seth Rogen or Jonah Hill, I get it. But this is quite different. They always play themselves in a way - people who like to get high, drink all night and have wild parties. Tell me one movie with one of those actors not about that (except Franco, he is in a different category). And here is the difference - this time they are actually playing themselves (or an alternative version). Just like Neil Patrick Harris in Harold & Kumar (there will be a new one). 

*MAJOR SPOILERS* 

The Soundtracks You Need for Work

Working in front of a computer could be quite dull. Sitting for eight hours (or even more), staring at the monitor and trying to concentrate just to write a few words. It is specially annoying when you work in an office. You have 30 other people around you, all clicking on the keyboards, making their small irritating noises. And when you are working as a writer you just need a way to isolate yourself from the environment. Or you might just need some inspiration.

The thing that helps me most is music. But not just any type of music - soundtracks. Other music could be quite distracting.

Video Game Music

I decided to split the list in to two - movies and video games. Just for your convenience.