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Things College Freshman Born In 1997 Have Never Not Known

posted by cmn32480 on Thursday August 20 2015, @07:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the how-old-do-you-feel dept.

martyb writes:

Each August since 1998, Beloit College has released the Beloit College Mindset List, providing a look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering college this fall.

The Beloit College Mindset List, which this year is as old as the entering students themselves, is created by Ron Nief, Emeritus Director of Public Affairs; Tom McBride, Emeritus Professor of English; and Charles Westerberg. Additional items on the list as well as commentaries and guides are found
here and at www.themindsetlist.com Regular updates and discussions are on Facebook and Twitter.

See the Mindset List for the Class of 2019

Previous lists are available online dating back to the Class of 2002.

Among the 50 entries I found it interesting that, from their perspective, there's always been Google, South Park, and mass-produced hybrid vehicles. What is/are your favorite(s) and why? What did they leave out?

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  • (Score: 2) by ikanreed on Thursday August 20 2015, @08:20PM

    by ikanreed (3164) Subscriber Badge on Thursday August 20 2015, @08:20PM (#225563) Journal

    1. The Simpsons was just beginning its decline when they were born
    2. Yes they have. What the fuck do you think 2010-today has been?
    3. By the time they were old enough to learn to even maybe program, they could have been learning mobile development
    4. Addressed in the article, 1997 phones were giant and clunky(and expensive).
    5. Per #4
    6. The were born 2 decades after Roe v Wade. Not relevant, really.
    7. True! You could argue that 3 years of their life were mostly scandal-mongers rather than neo-cons.
    8. No, and not only that, they wouldn't really even remember Gorbachev, Putin has been in charge in Russia their whole politically aware life.
    9. Not only that: cassette tapes are also a bit old for them. CDs were dying when they got their own first music.
    10. Oh, I see. you got that one.
    11. Ditto.
    12. True!

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  • (Score: 1) by Post-Nihilist on Thursday August 20 2015, @08:41PM

    by Post-Nihilist (5672) on Thursday August 20 2015, @08:41PM (#225570)

    I disagree on #1, I happen to like the new Simpson, since the switch to widescreen they double down on lighthearted absurdities.

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    • (Score: 2) by Francis on Thursday August 20 2015, @09:15PM

      by Francis (5544) on Thursday August 20 2015, @09:15PM (#225582)

      Simpsons is OK if you don't mind the fact that it's 95% recycled content by volume. I haven't bothered to watch in years because it got to the point where they were just assembling new episodes out of old jokes. It was still funny, but it never did any better than in the 7th season.