The Net-Generation

What would you say if you heard that we, as teenagers, are self-centered, irresponsible, incompetent individuals addicted with computers, cell-phones, I-pods, etc. Well this is what many adults are saying about the youth of America today. You are not too bright, yet experts at figuring out technological devices. This is the classic portrait of how kids and teenagers think.
Right off the bat, I'll own up to the fact that I spend a lot of time listening to music when I am bored which includes: Riding the bus to and from school, Doing dishes, Mowing the lawn, etc. Yet often times I don't use it. I also spend a bit of each day on the computer, but most of it is for more educational purposes. The Internet has become a great place to enhance your knowledge, but it has also become sort of a death trap for us teens who don't know how to model our time right. I know of people who will spend more time chatting on Facebook then actually calling up a friend and doing something together.
Something that this article does not mention is the fact that not only are we becoming more digital, but so is the older generation. Half of my assignments from school now involve the internet. I have entire homework problems on-line, as well as lessons from various teachers. Adults have realized as well how much easier the internet is to use then handing out paper packets. So because we are required to accomplish schoolwork on the internet, makes us addicted?
It claims in the article that we are irresponsible with our personal information and other items. They have accused us of posting inappropriate pictures online, becoming a different person in chatrooms, and that we are only trying to make ourselves feel more important. I know that many people are victims of such behavior, yet none of the people I personally know and interact with everyday do this sort of thing. I know that there are people like that all around me, but I don't associate with them. I am around the people who can refrain from doing things that end up biting them in the butt. I know where to draw the line when it comes to internet and personal information, which disproves that statement.
All-in-all, this article does not have much of a backbone. It is basically a bunch of quotes and arguments from various reporters, academics, and individuals. The accusation that we are poor citizens and people who are unable to communicate in a civilized manner is completely false. If you go into a high school during lunch you will see everyone talking to everyone else. We are the Net-Generation and we are not so much different than generations before us, just enhanced.