I suspect this bit of prose captures the extremes of our attitudes toward change. We both hate it and like it. We are scared and stretched by it. It is both refreshing and revolting, absorbing and agonizing. Obsolescence is measured in weeks or months rather than years or decades.
Technology means jobs to some and job hunting to others.
The reality behind it all is change. Change, I'm already tired of its use in this article. Among the many factors influencing our response to change, age is a major determinant. Baby boomers, those born from 1946 - 1964, have grown up in a world of rapid change and ever expanding options while their parents' formative years were marked by stability and few options. Thus, there is a vast difference in the way these two groups perceive potential change.