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Old 01-31-2011, 01:48 PM   #172
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Originally Posted by Maggie Leung View Post
Concentration comes from the owner, not the device. Same with rudeness. A jerk with a smart phone is a jerk even without the phone, lol. Tech is what we make of it.
I agree, mostly. There have been studies done that show that young people (college age and a little younger) suffer from distraction. They all think they can "multi-task" - so they talk while they study and they web surf while they're in class. They check email while reading - so they have very little retention. Having "all in one" devices only make distraction worse.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=95256794

Have you seen those people who walk into fountains? Well, they are now also walking into the street and being run over. A new form of natural selection, maybe?
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