deep engagement with people and knowledge. They lack deep-thinking capabilities; they lack face-to-face social skills; they depend on unhealthy ways on the internet and mobile devices to function.”
Young people accustomed to a diet of quick-fix information bits will be less likely to undertake a deep, critical analysis of issues and challenging information. Shallow choices, an expectation of instant gratification, and a lack of patience are likely to be common results.
Overall, most of the study’s findings are things that will remain an issue. Societally speaking, as our behavior evolves on a macro level, we should strive harder to ask more questions about our future and discuss what we’ve come to accept as truth.
So, what do you think? Are we fated to have bleak, more unhealthy futures because of hyper-connectivity? Or are we better off from being able to benefit from such unbelievable technological advances? Let us know!
Jasmine Browley holds an MA in journalism from Columbia College Chicago, and has contributed to Ebony, Jet and MADE Magazine among others. So, clearly, she knows some stuff. Follow her digital journey @JasmineBrowley.