As Tyler Cowen, PhD, a professor of economics at Fairfax, Va.-based George Mason University, described in the article, older generations prefer to consume content on as large a screen as possible, while younger generations do everything from conduct business to watch movies on comparatively tiny phone screens.
Dr. Cowen cited a study showing that the median age of the American television viewer is around 56, compared to the 40-year-old average mobile and computer video viewer. And while both formats certainly have their advantages, Dr. Cowen asserts that the move toward ever-smaller screens will have consequences in pop culture and beyond.
“Once again, technology is enabling great gains in convenience and diversity. What is being lost is a sense of magnificence,” he wrote. “As today’s over-50 crowd slowly passes away, and our experiences fade from collective memory, I wonder if the world might be in for a bigger cultural shock than we currently realize.”
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