Allow me to explain the reason for this particular song-lyric title. First of all, I sat back and thought, “Wow, it’s already been a week since my last post? Where has my mind been?”… well no worries, I’m back. Finally. And I’ll be posting much more often once I get into a routine with my life.
The Only Way I Know
Millennial’s Rely on the Internet (even in Rome)
That’s the problem with us dang Millennials, right? We have so much going on that we have no time for anything else. Wrong. In fact, quite the contrary; I have so much going on, I find it difficult to decide what I should write down here and what is just gibber-jabber (that’s a word?! There’s no squiggly red line so that must be a word… and there’s no squiggly red line under ‘squiggly’ either?! I can feel my vocabulary growing). Gibber-jabber.
Okay so now here’s the 2nd reason for the song-lyric title:
Deciding what a “title” should be has always been quite the task for me, so I was quite pleased when generation y decided it was socially acceptable to use song lyrics to title albums. I’ve now taken that to the next level I suppose but hasn’t music always been used to express one’s thoughts and emotions through all of history? Maybe us Millennials aren’t so different after all…
Side note: in case you were wondering… the title and headings throughout the rest of this post will continue to be current song lyrics.
Young & Gettin’ It
That’s an interesting thought. Maybe the secret to understanding generation y isn’t so much about the cause of our behavior, but the perception of that cause. For instance, one might say that using song lyrics to title anything is absurd and childish, when in reality it’s quite a profound use of expression; connecting specific music to (uploaded pictures of) important events is something that’s been done since the days of opera.
So basically I’m saying generation y is genius. HA HA… kidding, but not kidding. We’re genius in our own way, just as every generation is.
People Are Crazy
We find little ways to make personal, emotional connections with people via the internet. How?
Music evokes emotion –>
–> Use song lyrics as Facebook album title —->
—-> Associate specific music type with photos in album ——>
——> Photos in album evoke emotion
It’s not like we think about it like that, but when you perceive it like that, it makes a lot of sense.
No Lie
Millennials don’t view the internet any differently than we view a phone call or texting (seriously, “texting” gets a squiggly red line?! Mind. Blown.). Yes, using the internet to communicate is more casual but so is texting; it’s still one person on the other end.
I find it interesting to read Facebook friends’ status’ who are an older generation; they write status’ as if they are speaking to their entire friend group. That makes sense, but that’s not how Millennials do it… that’s just not how we use the internet.
Unless we need to alert everyone of something (i.e., a lost cell phone), generation y typically writes status’ as if we’re telling a story to one person, because that’s how we perceive the internet; one individual on the other end is going to read it…. doesn’t matter how many “individuals” there are.
Forever Young
So what does it all mean? Millennials don’t just use the internet, and social media, differently. We perceive it completely differently. I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but the internet has had a huge impact on e-v-e-r-y-thing. In order to reach us, you have to understand how we think; how we perceive things. And by “things” I don’t just mean on the internet, I’m referring to reality as well.
Yes, it’s quite the challenge. And yes, it’s doable. But for now, It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere.
