New Wave of Generation

This one really deviates from any particular topic but rather I was inspired to write about the times we lived in from the late '90s to '10s and how things have changed yet somehow remained the same all throughout. So this will probably be as deep as I will get this week unless requested by my small number of followers. So what caused me to write about this yet undefined topic? As I lack from inability to fall asleep without music I downloaded this nifty little application called iheartradio for my right hand mobile device and I heard this song play called "shiny disco balls." So I laid there in my bed thinking long and hard where I knew that song from...and then almost by the time the song ended it hit me that it was a really big hit in the late 90s that played on MTV! So I woke up thinking how those times are long past as MTV has long lost its good quality for playing music video but instead has revolved to broadcasting trash such as Paris Hilton's BFF. And basically throughout the entire day I was thinking back to those good (which is a relative term) old times and how my appreciation for materialistic things has plummeted through the years. For example, my first mobile was a Nokia 8210 (yes, the one seen in the Charlie's Angels movie...I know...I was kick ass) and despite the fact that in today's world that piece of crap would probably burst into flames if placed next to my iPhone, I can't forget those 5 minutes back in the 1999, or whenever it was that I was introduced into the world of wireless communication, of how I just STARED in AWE at my new gadget followed by flashing it around the block as if I was holding the Hope diamond in my hands. In contrast, when I purchased the iPhone 3G last year, I took it out of the box, called my friend, put it away in my bag with a bunch of keys, and tattooed it with a scratch all within the same 5 minute period. Yet, I somehow failed to care. So would this be a good thing or bad? Does it make me materialistic or not, as I did not care to take care of my phone, yet did not care that it be in perfect shiny condition? This paradox is just one of many that has completely molded today and ten years ago into two different wave periods. I really could list hundreds of other examples aside from my phone and MTV, such as FRIENDS vs. Hills and reality TV, definition of fame (Julia Roberts vs. Octomom), and even this blog. A few years ago, I did not even know the definition of the word "blog," yet today it's part of my daily lexicon. Therefore, I leave you to ponder on this topic, and think that despite of all these changing trends and waves which certainly has contributed to our superficiality, certain things never change. Can you think of any? Hint: it rhymes with dove.