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Chorophyll

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7. I don't know a whole lot of Gen Xer's or Boomers who can concentrate on a good book either.

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:05 PM

Feb 2012

In general, I really dislike the trend of trying to predict what a person will be like based on the year they were born. There are all kinds of other factors and variables to consider in addition to technology.

Also, conducting a survey of "technology insiders, critics, and students" is not the same as real research. They could have asked parents, bartenders, and accountants the same question and ended up with the same answers.

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Couldn't get past this sentence, Trillo Feb 2012 #6

I don't know a whole lot of Gen Xer's or Boomers who can concentrate on a good book either. Chorophyll Feb 2012 #7