Day 152: On Zeitgeist 

I define zeitgeist as the spirit of the times or a generation. This is my attempt at deciphering the zeitgeist of my generation.

Two events dominate our formative years: Global Financial Crisis of 2008-09 and Social Media.

The GFC caused us to develop an attitude of mistrust of legacy institutions (banks and governments). On the other hand, our mistrust of such institutions inspires an attitude of innovation. If the previous way sucked, we’ll make a better way.

Social Media has caused us to value connectivity (follower count > irl friends) and convenience (3 clicks or less) and crave status (money, blue ticks, more is better) and validation (likes, clicks, etc.).