The Conflict between the Silent Majority and the Spoken Majority (Qatar before and then)

The technological revolution in Qatar has led to the emergence of generations displaced from their values. That the Web has been able to transfer the cases of the Uncommunicative youth to the welcomed heard space. It turned “ the silent majority” to “the spoken majority“ and succeeded in putting itself on the top agenda of the world.
Without any doubt, the generations impressed with the new life's tools, and interacted with them, producing the adult form, which was “in terms of age” were recognized and dealt with more seriously than everyone thinks.
Two elements were not available for the younger generation earlier; the first social networking with the various social classes, cultural and geographical classes, which led to expand the youth minds and their vision of life and the universe. Secondly, the massive flow of information, which were not available except for limited people from security departements and Politicians.
The technological revolution has succeeded in transforming “the silent majority” to “the spoken majority” and it is no longer silent, as it shares in the production of public opinion among young people, which is almost a uniform over the social problems and the ways to deal and solve them.


It has contributed in pushing the social and political movements in all countries of the world and forwarded at a rapid pace and revolutionary. It was in contrast to the old generations to variables, and to obey and enforce to deal with them according to the mechanisms and conditions. But infront all these variables, what did the old generations do when they see what is happening to their young people? The fact refers to that; they were spending and offering the young people the money to use the new technology, and monitors, while others refuse to even carry a cell phone.




The capacity of the Qatari old generation varys to deal with the various tools and technology industries, while some managed to adapt it quickly than the others. But many eldest has suffered from the phobia and it’s became a warm cover that they tell everyone they love the old one.
For instance, there are few Qatari people almost prevents their kids from using the Internet at home, though if they could, they would prevent them from using it outside their houses.




So, the conflict and the social interactions between the generations, although it takes in every age a new term which is differ from what was preceded earlier. However; who thinks that the parents will end the conflict, didn’t had the chance to see well the variability of roles between the ages. The absolute thing is that; who ever argued his/her father on the technology revolution, he/she will argue his/her son and grandson, in what they want them to do rather than what they want it against the parents rejection.

Can We Breathe Without Our “BB”?

We see blackberries everywhere; people are unbelievably addicted to their blackberries. The question here is, what’s the reason behind this? Blackberry messenger is probably the main answer to this question. The blackberry messenger is a social chat with all friends and family or whomever you choose to add to your list.
There are many features incorporated in your blackberry. You can download social interaction websites. Websites like Facebook or Twitter. Not only do people ‘BBM’ which means the blackberry messenger, but also they tweet and go on Facebook to check updates. The blackberries are a form of automation, since you can also check your email and accomplish tasks all on this technological device. There are also games attached to the device and different organizing programs like calendars and notepads. A Blackberry can be like your personal organizer.
Some people use blackberries for work, but nowadays it is mostly used for entertainment. There are certain norms in Doha about using phones in front of guests. It is rude to stay using your blackberry if you have visitors over, usually parents would not allow their children to use their blackberries. It shows disrespect to the visitor.
All age groups use blackberries. It has become an addiction problem to a certain degree. If you realize in restaurants, many people are gathered in one table but every member is not talking. Instead, they are using their blackberries to chat with other individuals. Many accidents have occurred because of the blackberries. The driver would not pay attention to the road and get into an accident because he/she was too busy ‘BBM-ing’
Some argue that blackberries have decreased the face-to-face social interactions of the primary group. This is due to the reason that they are talking to certain individuals all the time with no limits, and they can send pictures, videos and voice notes.
Sometimes individuals get negative sanctions when using their blackberries. For example, personally if my mother catches me using my blackberry in a family gathering she would get angry and tell me to put it away. These are just natural reactions. Mothers in Doha do not like it when their children use their blackberries too much. It is very unlikely that people will receive positive sanctions

when using their blackberries, most people find it disrespectful.