In this article by Siva Vaidhyanathan, he again looks at this generation divide in digital users. However the way he looks at this contempory issue are the ways in which this can be both an advantage and disadvantage to today’s youth.
One of the positives we draws from how kids today are being brought up with digital advances is that with them having a higher knowledge and understanding of this new technology, it gives them a sense of power over the adults who are left ‘fumbling and hopelessly out of touch, and youth, seen as masterful’.
Whilst on the other hand, the negative aspect brought up again is that with this new technology, it affects the traditional child’s up bring. For example instead of them going out to the park with their friends, they are now preferring to stay in and surf the web or play on computer games etc.
So the main item that is brought to our attention here by Siva is how there is a whole new culture divide between two generation which are next to each as the result in digital technology advances and the affects on today’s children’s up bringing.
Vaidhyanathan, S. (2007) The Googleization Of Everything
http://www.googlizationofeverything.com/2007/12/the_problem_with_digital_nativ.php
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