Month: February 2019

Both of these articles are in regard to the New York subway system and its imperfections as well as comparable subway systems New York should learn from. In Jugal Patel’s article he talks about how the New York subway system does not accommodate for people with disabilities. The subway is a vital transportation system for New Yorkers everyday. People use the subway to get to work, school, meet up with friends, and to simply go to a restaurant. The subway is the most important system but for some people it can be difficult to use. In a city where more than 550,000 people have a walking disability, most of them already live in far from a subway station. Of the working subway stations only a quarter of them have working elevators which is one of the lowest in the world of all the transit systems in the world like Moscow, Tokyo, Amsterdam, and London. People with disabilities who live 10 min or further often don’t or find it very hard to walk or stand around for long periods of time. Living in the city myself I notice people walking with canes and strollers having difficulties getting down the stairs to the subway cart and think New York should implement some elevator or and electric staircase to make it easier for patrons to move up and down from the subways. In other highly populated cities the subway systems are much cleaner, efficient and disability friendly. In Tokyo where transportation systems like subways are the only form of transportation, finding room can be hard. Although carts usually fill up fast and are crammed to the last person, everyone has mutual respect for everyone else as there are staff to help people board the train. As well as this there are other rules implemented into the system like having a separate cart for the disabled, and woman children. The second article visits other countries who also have subway systems implemented and discuss how different they are from those in New York and how they are ultimately better. Yes, the city has an efficient system where it’s a 24 hour service and it gets you from place to place but after looking at the other subway systems and reading from first hand sources Its safe to say that New York’s subway system is disheveled, dirty, and unsuitable for some people. In other major cities subways have art gallery’s to fancy walls and ceilings to as which New York has cracked marble and weird smells. I am not the one to complain because I do not use the subway as often as other people to commute to work but after seeing other cities subway stations I think its fair to say that New York should at least put some effort into fixing the broken items, cleaning the railways, and creating a better hygiene that makes it more suitable for everyone. Most subway systems accommodate for people who need help, so ask yourself, don’t you want to live better.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/11/nyregion/nyc-subway-access.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

After reading both articles I have become more aware of how past generations have differed from previous generations as well ass how Past generations view us.  Both articles depict how our current generation is so much different from others and how we are more lazy and “still live in our parents house”. In both articles millennial’s are seen to have both negative and positive connotations towards our society. The Me Me Me article explains how millennial’s though being the way they are have enormous potential for the future to come. In the Buzzfeed article it speaks about how millennial’s are just straight out lazy and are not as hard working as the people that came before them.

I myself must admit that some of the characteristics used to describe our generation from both articles are true but not all of them apply. Narcissism has become the new black plague as people have become more selfish and self absorbing. I don’t blame most Narcissists due to the fact that they seem so confident in themselves, why not let them bask in the glory. But i do not feel that this generation is responsible for this evolving trend due to the fact that it is simply how society has adapted and what is now. Social media has now become one of if not the most largest platform where people can exchange information. Although social media can be seen as a place where teens can spend their entire day on but it is also the biggest means of communication now. The social media aspect has most strongly exemplified society today as kids hope to be the next big vlogger and social media influencer which is not a realistic dream to live off of. For me the basis of success comes from hands on work. Success though often does trace back to social media as branding yourself will help getting your company out there through pages on Instagram and Facebook. The notion however that we have become lazy is wrong. Why people think we have become lazy is because we have found out easier and faster ways to do something rather than take your time like the older generation does.

Before reading these articles would consider myself a millennial just due to the fact that I do not support myself and often do find myself struggling with real world problems. After reading these articles my position as a millennial intensified as most of the examples used often related to me and the people surrounding me. I myself spend hours on different social media platforms, collecting information