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Re: went to radio shack today
Posted by Craig [Email] (more from Craig) on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:38:27
In Reply to: went to radio shack today, rob 94 aero, Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:53:17
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Oh ya, the useless kids of today...
I always get a kick out of this, and while yes, I completely sympathize with frustration of nobody understanding how anything works these days, the interest of this generation lies not with how the gadgets are made, but what you can do with them. Most 'grownups' probably can't figure out half the things a computer can do, but clearly these are very valuable job skills, and can employ the same intellectual engagement as taking things apart did to a previous generation.
When I was a kid, it was always the joke about adults not knowing how to program a VCR, and adults were probably frustrated that kids couldn't knit or rebuild a Model T or something. Now weâre feeling the same way about having a mechanical understanding of things, and kids are probably flummoxed that I still donât know what the hell twitter does. Every generation faces its challenges with changes in technology.
Besides, the kid at Radio Shack probably spends 90% of his time selling cell phones, digital cameras, GPSs etc., and who can blame him? The profit for Radio Shack lies in those gadgets, not knowing about the 50 cent bits of wire in the back of the store. Honestly, I'm just happy they still bother carrying as much of that stuff as they do as it's nice to have a local resources and I bet they're not making much money off it.
Craig
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Posts in this Thread:
- went to radio shack today, rob 94 aero, Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:53:17
- I uesd to work for Radio Shack..., Eric, Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:26:10
- I think it depends on the kid, Erik919kt, Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:22:49
- Nope, don't teach in HS, they teach in Elementary, EricG, Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:41:45
- Re: went to radio shack today, Eric Law, Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:10:30
- Similar experience askign for ink eradicator today, MI-Roger
, Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:04:34 - Re: went to radio shack today, Dan-O, Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:11:21
- Re: went to radio shack today, Craig, Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:38:27 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: went to radio shack today, Dean, Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:54:42
- Re: went to radio shack today, TML
, Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:22:43
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