Gen C

     Using the words of Seth Godin today for inspiration:

"It doesn’t really pay to classify multitudes by their age–every generation is complex and intermingles with all the others.

But it might be a useful way to understand the issues we’ve faced and where we might be heading.

Generation C was inaugurated with the events created by Covind-19, and it is defined by a new form of connection.

There’s a juxtaposition of the physical connection that was lost as we shelter in place, and the digital connection that so many are finding online.

Not just a before and after for the economy, but for culture, for health, for expectations. School and jobs are different now, probably for the long term.

No idea or behavior shift has ever spread more quickly or completely in the history of the planet. In seven weeks, the life of every single person on Earth changed, and the unfolding tragedy and the long slog forward will drive expectations for years.

Expectations about being part of a physical community, about the role of government and about what we hope for our future."

     Though some things will never change. Today's class clown is taking over the Zoom connection and disrupting the tele-learning sessions. It would truly be funny if it weren't so sad that we didn't train the teachers for this contingency or design the software so that the DEFAULT settings would prevent this kind of mayhem. I suppose that is what class clowns do and we ought to be grateful for a moment of levity.