So a few months back I saw a picture posted on 9gag.com relating to how older generations got to see people being sent into space for the first time and that the younger generations, or the now generation will never get to experience a feeling like that. And I thought that this is actually true but it has also got me thinking.

There were those other times similar to when man was sent into space, and times where life, to us, seemed simpler. There were times where people had to communicate in person to socialise, times where people read physical books, times where the economy wasn't fluctuating as bad as it is now, times where video games were a lot harder, times where you had to visit a library to finish your homework or assignment and times where your identity wasn't at a constant risk of theft. There were the complicated situations of course. For obvious reasons Im not going to discuss the advances in technology and how some of the older methods can still be used today but in a more digital era, because I'll be here forever.

It irritates me that older generations look down on anything gaming related as nothing but fun and games with little to no chance of anyone having a future in it. It's always people telling you to stop playing games and read a book or to do something with your life, or some people saying that you're immature for playing video games when they still watch movies. Lets not forget the minority of the older generation that did play video games and how they try to talk themselves up as well. To some extent, I agree. I wont get to experience conscription, I wont know what it was like to see the first computer ever made, I wont get to see the first person sent into space, I wont get to experience playing pixelated games and the difficulty that came along with them and I wont get to experience playing video games on consoles that had storage mediums no bigger than 10mb.

"2020's kids will never know..."

In a way I don't really blame the older generations. I thought about it and realised that most of them would have grown up in times where work had to be work and nothing more, no fun, no socialising, no games, nothing but work. Hence why the gaming industry today can be seen as something fun as opposed to work. Hell Ive had my small share of work being work and nothing more in my short lived life, but some of the older gen' had to do it for years, even decades. That I respect, but for me, working a job that's depressing is just not healthy and not something that I ever want to do. I know, I know, not everyone gets to choose, and Im fully aware that's how life works and it cant always be fun. But whats wrong with trying to find a job or career path that you enjoy?

One things for sure, what I do know, is the now. And now, is a great time to be a gamer and even alive in general. It has been for almost a decade, thanks to technology. This random thought is sparked mainly due to seeing the new Frostbite 3 engine and it made me think about all the other games and how technology for consoles has progressed. What makes me even happier is that, it doesn't end there, the industry can and will keep expanding on its ideas. On top of things like that, there's the Oculus Rift, bringing V.R. back and much better than it was said to be before, a very welcome addition to gaming. If you haven't already checked out DICEs Frostbite 3, check out the GameSpot video below or by clicking here.

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Today, the gaming industry is so big that there are many ways a person can actually find a career path in it. I mean, it has reached a point, where professional gaming has actually become a thing. I might not be reading a book right now, but Im writing this aren't I? Even if it's not something I do for a living, at least Im not wasting my mind away, or letting video games rot my brain as the oldies would say. While I wont go out of my way to read a book, I'll definitely go out of my way to read some gaming magazines to keep my mind fresh and working.

Sure the older gen' could have seen a man sent into space and had all these amazing experiences in the good old days, but I'll take gaming over that any day. It's a new era, for a new generation, for new experiences. Be it gaming or anything otherwise.