Again with my favorite kinds of classes - discussion. Four different groups presented the books they read and wrote book reports on, and asked questions and got the class talking. My book in particular was...interesting. Or extremist. Extremist is a much better word, actually. I didn't really like it all that much, mostly because I have never liked books or articles designed to scare and shock its readers and not worth much else. I think it's cheap and rather pointless. The book had 'The Coming Dark Age' in the title. Really? I thought dark ages were times of slow development. I definitively wouldn't call our time period a time of slow development. Sure, the good ol' days were probably awesome, but how are we supposed to go back to that anyway? Go back in time and waggle our finger disapprovingly at various scientists? 'Nuh-uh. Bad. Bad scientist. No computers.' It was a little silly, in all honesty.
I didn't feel the other three groups had books that were quite as opinionated as ours, but I rather don't agree that we are the dumbest generation, as many of the books were arguing. I think if earlier generations had access to the same technology that we do, they would be using it the exact same way that we are. It doesn't make much sense to freak out and run around like chickens with our heads cut off. I'm sure that when books as entertainment value entered the world after the printing press, everyone was like OMGBOOKSAREGONNAKILLOURKIDSMINDSTHISISAWFULSTOPIT. Except for no, it didn't. Reading recreationally is now considered a good thing. Why must everything have a practical function? Anyway, I was a little aggravated and almost insulted at how easily these authors were essentially calling people my age stupid.
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