"On any given day, the average American teenager spends more than 7.5 hours online and uses his or..."

“On any given day, the average American teenager spends more than 7.5 hours online and uses his or her cellphone 60 times. While these numbers strike fear in the hearts of parents and crotchety novelists lamenting the loss of a more meaningful existence, there are some real benefits to a technology-saturated life: Young people spend far more time consuming new information, honing verbal concision, and interacting with a diverse audience than they have at any point in history.”



- Does social media make us smarter? | The Week (via emilyisobsessed)

Huh.

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