Mystery Life of the Generation Z
These days some families can be in one room but in different parts of the world apart , as the mother will be gossiping with a friend in Europe on WhatsApp , the husband busy reading an online tabloid and the kids instagraming and snap chatting . The mystery of the Generation Z is to figure out how all this will affect the marriage and family communication in the future . Even the Financial sector is now also dependant on the internet of things . Different trade markets are now being done on the World Wide Web . Banking transactions are now being done online . Mobile money platforms have become a convenient money transaction platform for many . Now although the has been skepticism around cryptocurrency has been talk of the town . To those who do not know what it is- in layman ’ s terms it is basically a digital currency . The most popular being Bitcoin and there is one that has originated from South Africa as well called Pipcoin . Recently most people have fallen prey to online money Ponzi schemes many of which uses the crowdfunding business model . With the increase in use of social media these crowdfunding systems like MMM , GoFundMe and CrowdRising have found a huge customer base and market becomes easy for them . All these systems of cryptocurrency and crowdfunding one does not know whom they are dealing with or who is in control of their investments . And history has schooled us that when such systems crush masses lose a lot . If they are the future of our financial trade I would wonder what advise my late grandmother would give to the Generation Z because she always said know who you are in bed with so that you will not have nightmares . All these systems might be receiving a huge resistance right now but the truth is that they are the foundations of how the future of Generation Z will look like .
Nature
Manipulation of the natural environment or the natural process of how things take place has been regarded as a taboo mainly in the African Societies . However , the recent technology advancement and unfavorably economic situations has led to some of the manipulations being partly
Mystery Life of the Generation Z
accepted in certain communities of the world . Now genetic modified foodstuffs be it plants and meat have found their way onto the market . These have their DNA modified to increase production in a short time as much as possible that is making them grow faster the normal natural way . Plants can now be grown indoors without the sunlight but with lights whic have been developed to mimmick what the plants need from the Sun . Machines that turn thin air into water are already operational for villagers in Ethiopia . Already in humans people can now manipulate their fertility either to get a boy or girl through a process called In Vitro Fertilization ( IVF ). Who knows the Generation Z will have babies in less than 9 months as a normal . One can only wonder how the world will look like in 50 years to come , Only the Generation Zs will be able to write the history of the development of this mystery .
The Robot Universe- The Automation of things Not only has the internet of things improved communication but has also led to the automation of things . In transport with the advancement of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ( UAV ’ s ) already drones are taking over place and driverless cars are already on betaphase in certain countries . One can only wonder how the Generation Zs will be comfortable travelling to the next city in a conductorless train or pilotless aircraft . With the extensive research taking place in Artificial Intelligence , robots are taking over hard labor jobs which were previously done by humans especially in manufacturing industries . In banks ATM ’ s now can do deposits and withdrawals one can do dif ferent transactions on the machine . In Europe in some shops one can scan the groceries on their own use a bank card to swipe and pay without a shop assistant or till operator to help only cameras to make sure you are not stealing . With the world population increasing and youth unemployment levels rising , as lucrative as automation sounds the big question is what kinds of jobs will be available for the Generation Z ? That is if there will be jobs to do as robots will be able to do
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