Round Table Discussion
On December 12th, 2022, we had a round table discussion as our final exam. We had many different discussions, all stemming towards the question of "What era are we in right now?" Although we didn't stay on topic for majority of the discussion, we still discussed interesting and controversial topics.
Currently in America, we are on a steady upwards curve when it comes to improvement of racial differences. Things are not the same as it was in the early 1900s, but changes still need to happen to improve the remaining issues.
During the discussion we started by talking about how there were people out there trying to stop the progression of change. The Supreme Court is taking on cases that are similar to previous cases, previous cases that were already decided. The reason they may be taking on these cases are because they want to make a change. Those changes could even possibly happen because there have been multiple personnel changes.
We then discussed the improvements and setbacks that are being faced currently. Such as how businesses trying to impress an audience by commercializing diversity. Simultaneously as people are denying that there are issues, and the government argues against the solutions.
Social media was also a key point discussed during the conversation. It was talked about how social media had desensitized most conversation and has created more group thinking. A lot of the issues were treated more lightly and there may even be a lack of education on the topics. Social media had created a way for many people to communicate within one community due to an algorithm put into place. Whereas these types of conversations between people wouldn't have happened as much in the past age with only television.
Finishing off the discussion, we ended with talking about how certain things about ourselves and our identity affect how we live. We talked about a few more issues as well, incorporating our thoughts and feelings. Overall, the Round Table Discussion was fascinating and entertaining to watch and listen.
Although there doesn't seem to be a current name for our current era at the moment, the discussion provided me with some insight. This era could potentially be called the "post-Trump Administration Era', the 'post-Covid Era', or the 'Social Media Era'. Multiple reasons being the aftereffects of each instance mentioned.
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