Gen Z and the end of our Humanity | Isabella Muri | TEDxASL

Bella Muri, a sophomore student, delves into how technology has eradicated values that were treasured in past generations: Truth, Trust & Patience. She compares the pace of her life to her parents and grandparents, acknowledging all the opportunities technology has provided her with, whilst also explaining technologies detrimental effects.

[raulantunez]

The fact that I may not get a job with a masters degree is terrifying and I hope this actually doesn’t happen because in my country it’s already hard to get a job.

[Ludiotic]

Bella:
"Our brains hate waiting, so we sped up everything else!"

Me, watching this video at 2X speed:

[mcewenreil]

Her: I have a fashion company.
Also her: Technology is the reason zoomers are so busy.

[raywilliams]

Did she seriously put an add for her own company in the middle of a freaking Ted Talk? haha

[dylsco]

The idea that this wealthy tween is in any way the average Gen Z, or even knows what it's like to be an average Gen Z, is ridiculous.

[MMOG]

Gen z is a prime example how the advancement of internet could either make you or break you. Unfortunately it broke our gen z youth and it's honestly sad and humiliating

[underground_man]

While she brings a lot of good info, business-wise, It feels as if this was just an elaborate advertisement for her company.

[Bassguitarist]

I have a couple degrees in tech and omg is her talk beyond flawed. So much of her argument is similar to when I hear boomers yell "phones are bad because we don't understand them."

She demonizes many of the cultural problems that tech has made more visible but never addresses the cultural patterns that drive most of these problems.

Even then she COMPLETELY ignores positive cultural shifts that tech has helped build like community building and information access.

I'm not going to say tech is faultless, but omg you can't simplify the argument as much as she does.

[MsGenXodus]

I got news for you, your grandma is a member of the Silent generation not a boomer. Boomers weren't born until after 1944.

[navyal]

A ten minute long version of my mom's
"it's all because of that damn phone "

[ChaiLtt]

I hate these “past good, tech bad” arguments so much they’ve been getting old for so long 😫

[tres]

Literally used a ted talk to basically plug her fashion company lol

[smrk_tv]

She talks about the differences in her, her mom’s, and grandmother’s young lives without acknowledging the change in her family’s economic status. That’s the reason her life is so different cause there are plenty of Gen Z people who still don’t have as much opportunity or things to do as it sounds like she has the privilege to do..

[JesterAzazel]

"Things are changing, phones bad, we're all going to die."

[niklitis]

I think this quote is really important. It's a quote by John Adams that says, "I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history and naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry and porcelain." The invention of all this technology allows us to study the things deemed unconventional be previous generations. Our previous generations' jobs were to make life easier for future generations to be able to thrive and explore our thoughts and passions.

[ks]

Did no one notice that she just put commercials inside her talk about VALUES ? :D

Seems like this is a perfect example how people can be dazzled. In this case by her confidence.

[pheenobarbidoll]

So her mom and grandmother worked at 15 and she translates that to tranquility? Has she ever worked in an orchard or washed clothes by hand in cold water, because those things aren't easy. It took all day.

[MrVidification]

Never has a generation documented itself so much and achieved so little. This applies to late x, y, z and essentially anyone else hooked on social media.

[MW-swso]

Can we please give this young lady the national stage and let her say this to the nation please

[whitneycaldwell]

You guys are way too harsh...she’s 15 giving a Ted Talk. 15, give her some slack. How many of you own anything company related?