The Miracle Generation

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How is the internet and social media changing people? Is there a new vision of a global community? I think the new generations are dealing with possibilities for change that have never existed before.

The title of the thread is from an article of that name on Al Jazeera

The miracle generation - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

They began to enjoy an uninhibited space where they could share information and experiences, join chat rooms, and participate with one another.

Theirs is a newfound egalitarianism that contradicts the intrinsically hierarchal and inhibiting sociopolitical system. Paternalism was replaced with collegial relations; censorship was replaced by free expression. Internet citizens were not judged according to gender, ethnicity, age, or class - but on individual contributions, ability, and wit.