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Originally Posted by gacook
While being able to step back and enjoy the analog lifestyle is probably healthy, do you ever wonder if you're putting your kids behind their peers? Jobs of tomorrow will be heavily tech-centric. Being adept at using computers and other technology because they are second nature to those using them since young will be a marketable skill (already is).
My kids all have various electronic devices, and ability to use most of them (at 10, my son is already programming games). I don't really see their world as "worse" than ours, only different. Having all the world's knowledge at your fingertips is empowering.
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Not answering for Legion, but since it appears he’s approaching the subject in a similar manner, I will say: Studies are beginning to reveal (and will continue to do so) that too much saturation compromises a child’s still-developing brain to focus and concentrate; socially, a nose buried in a device harms the ability to sense other people’s attitudes and communicate with them, and to build a large vocabulary.
And those tech-centric jobs you mention? They’re here NOW. My industry (architecture and design) has been revolutionized by technology. At nearly 40, I’m able to run circles around some of my employees with software they have a good 5 years of additional experience on. At my age, I should be a dinosaur but am still relevant. Why? Having that huge 20 year window of brain development without the “assistance” of electronic aid has something to do with it I suspect. I guess that’s a long winded way of answering your question (with a coy grin on my face): “I think they’ll be a-ok”.