Blog Zwei- Generation Me

After finishing Generation Me, I feel that, as a whole, Twenge made good observations about the current youth. I felt she did generalize a bit on several points, but I have always thought that if one tends to generalize, then there must be some accepted truth to their claim. This generation is most certainly one of the most selfish and unmotivated generations that have ever been. I did not feel that there were any bits of enlightenment within the text, but it was a decent analysis of the modern youth.
In writing on this book, one thing that I would find enticing would be Gen Me and its outlook on technology, or lack-thereof. It seems interesting to me that such a tech-driven society can be so uninformed of how the instruments they cling to function, aside from button pushing. I feel that tech-savviness will become more important in our lives as time goes on, and it seems that there is an unwillingness or inability to understand the mechanics of how and why our technology works.
This point brings about the question of whether Gen Me is fed everything they need, or can they rely on themselves to manage. Again, this is the distressful generalization that is made throughout the book, but nonetheless, it owns a kernel or two of truth. If Gen Me’s iPhones broke spontaneously, what would become of them? Could they figure out a solution, or would they drown in confusion without a guiding hand? if I probe my experiences with what I have read, then perhaps I can muster an answer.