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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