In a post on his Guardian blog, Martin Robbins admonishes some flimsy science in an article from the Daily Mail. The title of the article in question pretty much says it all: "Facebook and Twitter are creating a vain generation of self-obsessed people with child-like need for feedback, warns top scientist."
The article posits that Twitter, Facebook and even computer games can "rewire" a child's brain in such a way that "can result in reduced concentration, a need for instant gratification and poor non-verbal skills, such as the ability to make eye contact during conversations."
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I agree. Our society is already self-obsessed. I think it also causes problems in relationships and marriages because people think their problems are "public" (Facebook) knowledge.
ReplyDeletefunny my son just told me and his mother that no one over 40 should be on F/B
ReplyDeletefunny my son just told me and his mother that no one over 40 should be on F/B
ReplyDeleteAugust 2, 2011 11:24 PM
That's not funny. It's moronic, but hey, he is a kid so he doesn't know any better.