For the first time in history, kids growing up today have been able to see videos of their parents. There may have been a few in the previous generation, but now, on a large scale, almost every child will be able to see videos and have access to other very detailed information about their parents. At least in America.
Maybe even weirder now is the idea of seeing video of grandparents. As the years progress with social media, it will be interesting to see what stays around and what gets archived. In 30 years, will there be a way for kids to look at the social media of their parents and grandparents when they were the same age?
Will they be able to track their life right alongside the family that has gone before them?
There is already a lot within social media that allows you to track your history and “what you were doing on this day last year,” what would that look like if we were to have that but for our parents and grandparents? What about when there are 7 generations of separation. You are able to see videos and collect information about a person you never met but was directly responsible for your existence.
The memories that are held and will be held within technology are an exciting thought. My dad, who was born in 1950, has only a few pictures of when he was a child, let alone videos or other information. It would be so cool to be able to look at what he was doing, where he was going, what trips he was taking when he was the same age as myself.
See the course of your parents meeting each other through the eyes of how their friends over the internet may have seen it.
Even with all of technology’s downfalls and the negative effect things like social media can sometimes have, I’m truly grateful for the opportunities that it will allow us to have in being able to learn more accurately from history.