SnyderShrugged Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I ran into this site last night and found it fascinating! I loved comparing the year over year lists and seeing the changes in mindset over the years. http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/ The Mindset List was created at Beloit College in 1998 to reflect the world view of entering first year students. It started with the members of the class of 2002, born in 1980. What started as a witty way of saying to faculty colleagues "watch your references," has turned into a globally reported and utilized guide to the intelligent if unprepared adolescent consciousness. It is requested by thousands of readers, reprinted in hundreds of print and electronic publications, and used for a wide variety of purposes. It immediately caught the imagination of the public, and in the ensuing years, has drawn responses from around the world. This site now gets more than a million hits a year. The Mindset List for the Class of 2015 Andre the Giant, River Phoenix, Frank Zappa, Arthur Ashe and the Commodore 64 have always been dead. Their classmates could include Taylor Momsen, Angus Jones, Howard Stern's daughter Ashley, and the Dilley Sextuplets. There has always been an Internet ramp onto the information highway. Ferris Bueller and Sloane Peterson could be their parents. States and Velcro parents have always been requiring that they wear their bike helmets. The only significant labor disputes in their lifetimes have been in major league sports. There have nearly always been at least two women on the Supreme Court, and women have always commanded U.S. Navy ships. They “swipe” cards, not merchandise. As they’ve grown up on websites and cell phones, adult experts have constantly fretted about their alleged deficits of empathy and concentration. Their school’s “blackboards” have always been getting smarter. “Don’t touch that dial!”….what dial? American tax forms have always been available in Spanish. More Americans have always traveled to Latin America than to Europe. Amazon has never been just a river in South America. Refer to LBJ, and they might assume you're talking about LeBron James. All their lives, Whitney Houston has always been declaring “I Will Always Love You.” O.J. Simpson has always been looking for the killers of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Women have never been too old to have children. Japan has always been importing rice . Jim Carrey has always been bigger than a pet detective. We have never asked, and they have never had to tell. Life has always been like a box of chocolates. They’ve always gone to school with Mohammed and Jesus. John Wayne Bobbitt has always slept with one eye open. The Communist Party has never been the official political party in Russia. “Yadda, yadda, yadda” has always come in handy to make long stories short. Video games have always had ratings. Chicken soup has always been soul food. The Rocky Horror Picture Show has always been available on TV. Jimmy Carter has always been a smiling elderly man who shows up on TV to promote fair elections and disaster relief. Arnold Palmer has always been a drink. Dial-up is soooooooooo last century! Women have always been kissing women on television. Their older siblings have told them about the days when Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera were Mouseketeers. Most have grown up with a faux Christmas Tree in the house at the holidays. They’ve always been able to dismiss boring old ideas with “been there, done that, gotten the T-shirt.” The bloody conflict between the government and a religious cult has always made Waco sound a little whacko. Unlike their older siblings, they spent bedtime on their backs until they learned to roll over. Music has always been available via free downloads. Grown-ups have always been arguing about health care policy. Moderate amounts of red wine and baby aspirin have always been thought good for the heart. Sears has never sold anything out of a Big Book that could also serve as a doorstop. The United States has always been shedding fur. Electric cars have always been humming in relative silence on the road. No longer known for just gambling and quickie divorces, Nevada has always been one of the fastest growing states in the Union. They’re the first generation to grow up hearing about the dangerous overuse of antibiotics. They pressured their parents to take them to Taco Bell or Burger King to get free pogs. Russian courts have always had juries. No state has ever failed to observe Martin Luther King Day. While they’ve been playing outside, their parents have always worried about nasty new bugs borne by birds and mosquitoes. Public schools have always made space available for advertising. Some of them have been inspired to actually cook by watching the Food Channel. Fidel Castro’s daughter and granddaughter have always lived in the United States. Their parents have always been able to create a will and other legal documents online. Charter schools have always been an alternative. They’ve grown up with George Stephanopoulos as the Dick Clark of political analysts. New Kids have always been known as NKOTB. They’ve always wanted to be like Shaq or Kobe: Michael Who? They’ve often broken up with their significant others via texting, Facebook, or MySpace. Their parents sort of remember Woolworths as this store that used to be downtown. Kim Jong-il has always been bluffing, but the West has always had to take him seriously. Frasier, Sam, Woody and Rebecca have never Cheerfully frequented a bar in Boston during primetime. Major League Baseball has never had fewer than three divisions and never lacked a wild card entry in the playoffs. Nurses have always been in short supply. They won’t go near a retailer that lacks a website. Altar girls have never been a big deal. When they were 3, their parents may have battled other parents in toy stores to buy them a Tickle Me Elmo while they lasted. It seems the United States has always been looking for an acceptable means of capital execution. Folks in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have always been able to energize with Pepsi Cola. Andy Warhol is a museum in Pittsburgh. They’ve grown up hearing about suspiciously vanishing frogs. They’ve always had the privilege of talking with a chatterbot. Refugees and prisoners have always been housed by the U.S. government at Guantanamo. Women have always been Venusians; men, Martians. McDonalds coffee has always been just a little too hot to handle. “PC” has come to mean Personal Computer, not Political Correctness. The New York Times and the Boston Globe have never been rival newspapers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Colony Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 The one that gets me is Ferris and Sloane. I had my children late in life (I'm 43 and my oldest is 3), but it is weird to think that I could be the parent of a freshman in college. Oh well, my kids will be going to college when I am trying to retire. Fun times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 John Wayne Bobbitt has always slept with one eye open. Do kids much younger than me even know who this is? I think I was in elementary school when it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 This is one that really made me feel old for some reason! "They’ve often broken up with their significant others via texting, Facebook, or MySpace." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Some more things to make you feel old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Some more things to make you feel old That was fun. I didn't realize that Family Guy has been around for that long. Also I remember the first time I got an IM on AOL I had no idea what it was. I used to frequent chat rooms before everything was completely overrun by creepers. Oh who am I kidding, they were always full of creepers. a/s/l???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botched Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 There has always been an Internet ramp onto the information highway. That one stands out the most to me. I can't imagine what it would have been like to have high-speed internet as a 12 year old. The porn, my god, the porn. I never would have left the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Some I remember from previous years: They have never "dialed" a telephone. They don't know what a broken record sounds like. They have always known that "In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two, separate but equal, groups." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 For along time I took heat for calling it MyFace and Spacebook. I coulda sworn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I wonder how many kids, today, have never used a pay phone. I mean, I know that pay phones still, technically, exist. But who uses them? It's like, now days, if I see somebody using a pay phone, I keep away from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 My 12 yr old daughter didn't know what a window crank in an older truck was for and when she saw the old style metal ice cube trays (the kind with the handle thingy that releases the ice from the tray) in my Mom's camp refrigerator, she said "Oh look! Homemade ice cubes!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 They pressured their parents to take them to Taco Bell or Burger King to get free pogs. I'm assuming Class of 2015 means H.S. graduation? If they were born in 1997 then they were beyond the pogs phase. Pokemon too. ---------- Post added December-12th-2011 at 08:52 PM ---------- John Wayne Bobbitt has always slept with one eye open.Do kids much younger than me even know who this is? I think I was in elementary school when it happened. I had no idea. And after the Wikipedia reading, that was volatile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 They pressured their parents to take them to Taco Bell or Burger King to get free pogs.I'm assuming Class of 2015 means H.S. graduation? If they were born in 1997 then they were beyond the pogs phase. Pokemon too. ---------- Post added December-12th-2011 at 08:52 PM ---------- I had no idea. And after the Wikipedia reading, that was volatile. I agree about the pogs, but not Pokemon. I teach middle school and my students (born in the late 90s) are into Pokemon. Cards, video games, all of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I agree about the pogs, but not Pokemon.I teach middle school and my students (born in the late 90s) are into Pokemon. Cards, video games, all of it. Really? But see they probably reference Pokemon that I'd be like what the heck is that? 1-150 is my age's generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I had no idea. And after the Wikipedia reading, that was volatile. Really? I'm surprised by this as you seem pretty news-y. I heard about it at daycare. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEREALTOR1 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I wonder how many kids, today, have never used a pay phone. I mean, I know that pay phones still, technically, exist. But who uses them? It's like, now days, if I see somebody using a pay phone, I keep away from them. They just did a story on payphones last week on Philly Fox 29. They were stopping people on the sidewalk next to this payphone and they were asking people when was the last time they had used one. They stop this guy in his late twenties - early thirties, asked when's the last time you used a payphone, he says: "I use this phone almost everyday to make prank calls to people", and then just walks away. The reporters reaction was great, he just stood there staring at the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botched Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I wonder how many kids, today, have never used a pay phone. I mean, I know that pay phones still, technically, exist. But who uses them? It's like, now days, if I see somebody using a pay phone, I keep away from them. Haha so true. I probably used them longer than most. I didn't get a cell phone until 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I wonder how many kids, today, have never used a pay phone. I mean, I know that pay phones still, technically, exist. But who uses them? It's like, now days, if I see somebody using a pay phone, I keep away from them. I know I've used them in other countries, and I'm sure I used them here as a kid. But I've had a cell phone pretty much since I started driving so I'm pretty sure I haven't used a payphone in the US since I was 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Really? I'm surprised by this as you seem pretty news-y.I heard about it at daycare. haha This one slipped through the cracks. And I don't venture the streets of turn-of-the-century NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 This one slipped through the cracks. And I don't venture the streets of turn-of-the-century NYC. But you do dance, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I love to read futurist articles. Kids today will never know what a watch is. Sit on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botched Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 You know another one I think of sometimes? Caller ID. I remember when it was a big deal to have that. If you didn't, you had to call *69 to find out who had called you. Caller ID took screening your calls to a whole new level. Now I won't even answer the phone if I don't recognize the number. Of course in most cases, I don't answer it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I love to read futurist articles.Kids today will never know what a watch is. Sit on that one. They will know what they are, but the majority won't wear one. I actually recently started wearing a watch again because when I'm at work it seems there is never a clock when I need one, and it's not really convenient to carry my cell phone around between meetings and such (girls don't always have pockets ). You know another one I think of sometimes? Caller ID. I remember when it was a big deal to have that. If you didn't, you had to call *69 to find out who had called you. Caller ID took screening your calls to a whole new level.Now I won't even answer the phone if I don't recognize the number. Of course in most cases, I don't answer it anyway. My parents have caller ID through their cable provider now. So every time someone calls, the name and number flash up an any tv in the house that's on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 They just did a story on payphones last week on Philly Fox 29. They were stopping people on the sidewalk next to this payphone and they were asking people when was the last time they had used one. They stop this guy in his late twenties - early thirties, asked when's the last time you used a payphone, he says: "I use this phone almost everyday to make prank calls to people", and then just walks away. The reporters reaction was great, he just stood there staring at the camera. thats what I used payphones for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I'm 43 and we never had a real Christmas Tree. We always had fake one. They've been around forever. ---------- Post added December-13th-2011 at 01:31 PM ---------- Cellphones are essentially "portable payphones." I don't know anyone who doesn't pay for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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