[MikeSid]

It used to be that the old curmudgeons would blame the TV for the idiocy of the next generation.

I agree that history will mark the development of the internet and mobile networks as an unparalleled change in humanity - simultaneous advancement and decline. But all forms of evolution are violent- almost by definition. The old way must die off and be replaced.

Clearly there are real and serious downsides to youth being changed by this technology. There is a part of childhood that is being lost. Personally I don't know how to feel about that. It is being replaced with something I cannot relate to. That makes me uncomfortable.

But can I really say that this evolution, as awkward as it is for me, is wrong? My gut says, it's two steps forward and one step back. Maybe I should focus on the forward part. Besides, history will only remember the delta anyway.