Also contributed by reporter Christina L. (NSYNC_38)
Myspace. iPods. Cellphones. Computers. What do all four of these have in common? Teenagers nowadays simply cannot live without them, and in an evolving world, teenagers have forgotten how simple life used to be. A decade ago, life was simple--just hanging out with friends or catching the latest episode of Ren and Stimpy or Hey Arnold. Many times, a pog tournament at a friend's house would be in play; you would come home astonished that you had won so many new pogs and then brag about it your friends and family. A surprise from your parents would involve receiving gifts such as a Nano, Tamagotchi, or Gigapet, which also got you bragging to your friends.
The emergence of the Internet also gave away to old practices that would nowadays seem completely hysterical. Remember listening to the radio to catch your favorite song so that you can record it on your cassette tape? Yes, you probably recall that. Think about it, in the last decade, technology has made an tremendous advance. Replacing the cassette with a CD, which was replaced by MP3s. Remember calling in to the radio stations to request a favorite song? Now your favorite song is readily accessible with an iPod. Nowadays, teenagers are probably more prone to stealing music through programs such as Limewire than actually going out to purchase a new album.
Myspace. iPods. Cellphones. Computers. What do all four of these have in common? Teenagers nowadays simply cannot live without them, and in an evolving world, teenagers have forgotten how simple life used to be. A decade ago, life was simple--just hanging out with friends or catching the latest episode of Ren and Stimpy or Hey Arnold. Many times, a pog tournament at a friend's house would be in play; you would come home astonished that you had won so many new pogs and then brag about it your friends and family. A surprise from your parents would involve receiving gifts such as a Nano, Tamagotchi, or Gigapet, which also got you bragging to your friends. The emergence of the Internet also gave away to old practices that would nowadays seem completely hysterical. Remember listening to the radio to catch your favorite song so that you can record it on your cassette tape? Yes, you probably recall that. Think about it, in the last decade, technology has made an tremendous advance. Replacing the cassette with a CD, which was replaced by MP3s. Remember calling in to the radio stations to request a favorite song? Now your favorite song is readily accessible with an iPod. Nowadays, teenagers are probably more prone to stealing music through programs such as Limewire than actually going out to purchase a new album.
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