The Earbud Generation, from Ken Drees
Sitting in front of the fireplace yesterday with the family and two of my three children had their buds in. Did they even hear what I said about the busy weekend ending on a relaxing note? One said "yes, I heard you" the other said "what?".
This is not like the Walkman generations of the 80s — it wasn't as widespread and the indoor playing of Walkmans was considered rude. But what about the 50s and the crystal radios with their earpieces — can someone comment on the parallel? Are market players as plugged in to their own separate realities, as my kids seem to be?