August 2008
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Digital Natives
Q: At what point does technology stop being “technology” and just become “this thing”?
A: When your kid is holding it. Adults tend to treat technology with reverence, awe and downright silliness. Witness all the hullabaloo over the new iPhone 3G. Much of it has to do with rabid consumerism, the quest for status and conspicuous consumption, but most of the fervor is due to the sense of wonder...