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Who knew?

By Meredith Farkas | October 5, 2007

“New ideas are fine, but they are also illegal, because they are a form of ageism… We’ve learned that you can’t teach a dog new tricks, because it’s illegal and you will go to jail.”

-Michael Scott, The Office

You can read a great analysis of generational issues and technology adoption through the lens of this The Office episode at Lauren Pressley’s blog. It resonated with me too, Lauren.

Topics: our digital future | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “Who knew?”

  1. joshua m. neff Says:
    October 5th, 2007 at 10:39 pm

    Me, too! All through the episode, I was yelling, “It’s The Office 2.0!” I bet Ryan’s technobabble is very much what I sound like to some people.

  2. Katie Says:
    October 6th, 2007 at 2:14 am

    I heart that show so bad. Also, I just went back to my local library after five years’ absence. I think I owe them $11, but they don’t remember.

    Just a non-library perspective on the issue.

  3. Meredith Farkas Says:
    October 6th, 2007 at 8:12 am

    I had a hard time forgiving the show after Michael hit the character with my name with his car, but this episode made up for it for sure. :)

    Glad you made it back to your library, Katie.

  4. lauren Says:
    October 7th, 2007 at 8:39 pm

    Thanks Meredith!! I love that quote, too. Fantastic episode all the way around.