Things change, and you've got to make sure you change with them.
Music and links from this episode
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Vaan/Beaches/Alex_Vaan_-_01_-_Beaches_1589 (Beaches by Alex Vaan)
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Revolution_Void/The_Politics_of_Desire/revolution_void_-_03_-_someone_elses_memories (Someone Else's Memories by Revolution Void)
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Grass_Hop/Broke_For_Free_-_Grass_Hop_-_01_Warm_Up_Suit (Warm Up Suit by Broke For Free)
Line-by-line notes
INTRO
A few months ago
I went to a restaurant
I’ve been to other restaurants since, but I remember this one vividly
We sat down to eat food
Tapas food actually
And there was a group of 18-20 year olds sat down in a group
They were all communicating through their phones
But to each other
And occasionally, one of them showed the other their phone
They were all talking to each other
But they were communicating with each other in a way I didn’t recognise
Communication is changing
Or you could say
It’s already changed
This is AADA, and I’m Craig Burgess
PLAY MID SONG
Every couple of years
A new form of technology comes around
That people start outrageously claiming it’ll be the death of something
The radio
The TV
The compact disc player
The mini disk player
The iPod
The iPhone
And now, the internet
The internet has changed our consumption habits FOREVER
The internet has changed our attention spans forever
And the internet has changed how we communicate forever
Everybody in any kind of media position are struggling to understand it too
TV execs are struggling to catch up with it
Traditional marketers are struggling to catch up
We all talk about the golden days of communication
When we all sat down and talked to each other
And young people could actually talk to people
And we all lived in this nice bubble of talking to each other all of the time
The truth is, that golden age never existed
Teenagers have never been able to talk to each other
But it can’t be denied that the communication methods have changed
Things like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, Instagram and everything else
Has changed the way we communicate and keep in touch with our friends
We’re often constantly in contact with our “friends” now
We’re light touch with lots of people
Noseying about their perfect side of their lives they showcase on social media
And staying friends with all our high school enemies on Facebook
Just to see how rubbish their lives are
The point I’m getting to
Is things have changed
And every day, especially on the internet
Things change again, and faster than last time
Change happens every day
An we need to learn to embrace it, and not fight it
Not talk about the good old days that were worse than now
And not misremember a golden age that never existed
We need to appreciate that things change
And just because things aren’t how you remembered them
It doesn’t make them any less valid, or wrong in some way
It’s just new
You change every day too
And if you want to hold on to the past
And stay the same as you’ve always been
That’s got a name too
It’s called stagnating
OUTRO
This was AADA. I’m Craig Burgess.
Music featured in this episode was
Beaches by Alex Vaan
Someone Else's Memories by Revolution Void
Warm Up Suit by Broke For Free
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