Dear Younger Me.... a GenX story
Dear Younger Me, I got your letter finally but once again you forgot to write a date, so I don’t know specifically what “situation” you are referring to. Also, based on the science fiction movies and actual science that has come out over the last 30 years or so, I’m not so worried about creating any universe-ending paradoxes by giving you some guidance. However, there’s a lot that you will have to shoulder, regardless of what I say. So instead, let me give you a couple of glimpses and some rules that I hope you will take to heart. First, a couple of general notes: • Your child will look at “the Robot” and the “Running Man” in the same way that you look at The Twist and The Mashed Potato. But they won’t dance that at the Shoe Carnival. • Rap gets worse. • The world does not look anything like “The Jetsons” • Enjoy the next 20 years of music and originality. It doesn’t get any better than what you’ve got. • Pay more attention to Bauhaus (which is Peter Murph...