1956 – Allen Ginsberg
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked,
dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix,
Angel-headed hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection
to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night. (click pentru poem)
2007 – Bruce Sterling
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by Google (click pentru toata povestirea)
2011 Neal Stephenson
I saw the best minds of my generation writing spam-filters. (click pentru video)
2012 Norul Negru
The greatest minds of my generations are sitting on the toilet playing Angry Birds. (click pentru twitt)