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EFTA02406470 | EFTA02406485 Articl= 6. Pew Research Center=/span> Millennials w=11 benefit and suffer due to their hyperconnected lives (Overview)</=> February 29, 2012&n=sp; In a survey about the future of the internet, technology experts an= stakeholders were fairly evenly split as to whether the younger generatio='s always-on connection to people and information will turn out to be a net positive or a net negative by 2020. They said ma=y of the young people growing up hyperconnected to each other and the mobi=e Web and counting on the internet as their external brain will be nimble,=quick-acting multitaskers who will do well in key respects. At the same time, t=ese experts predicted that the impact of networked living on today's you=g will drive them to thirst for instant gratification, settle for quick ch=ices, and lack patience. A number of the survey respondents argued that it is vital to reform education and emp=asize digital literacy. A notable number expressed concerns that trends ar= leading to a future in which most people are shallow consumers of informa=ion, and some mentioned George Orwell's 1984 or expressed their fears of control by powerful interests =n an age of entertaining distractions. These findings come=from an opt-in, online survey of a diverse but non-random sample of 1,021 =echnology stakeholders and critics. The study was fielded by the Pew Resea=ch Center's Internet & American Life Project and Elon University's Imagining the Internet Center between Augu=t 28 and October 31, 2011. The survey question=about younger users was inspired by speculation over the past several year= about the potential impact of technology on them. Looking toward the year=2020, respondents to this survey were fairly evenly split on whether the results will be primarily positive or m=stly negative. They were asked to read two statements and select the one t=ey believe that is most likely to be true and then explain their answers. Some 55% agreed wit= the statement: In 2020 the brains =f multitasking teens and young adults are "wired" differently fr=m those over age 35 and overall it yields helpful results. They do not suf=er notable cognitive shortcomings as they multitask and cycle quickly through personal- and work-related tasks. Rather, they a=e learning more and they are more adept at finding answers to deep questio=s, in part because they can search effectively and access collective intel=igence via the internet. In sum, the changes in learning behavior and cognition among the young generally p=oduce positive outcomes. Some 42% agreed wit= the opposite statement, which posited: 16 EFTA_R1_01448634 EFTA02406485
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