From the very beginning of chapter 1, it is obvious that Tapscott has a completely different view of technology than Bauerlain. He discusses the many advances in technology and how we use technology in our everyday lives, such as checking out movie times on our phone rather than looking in the newspaper. He doesn't feel that it causes us to be lazier and easily distracted but instead discusses how easily teens and adolescents catch on and learn how to use new technology. I found an article about some interesting changes in technology over the past 75 years. It's crazy to think that about 40 years ago people were in awe of microwave ovens and now today I don't know of anyone who doesn't have one and use it regularly. In the day of the baby boomers, as Tapscott often refers to, technology was just to make things easier and now today seems to be more about outdoing that last invention. There are some ways in which technology can be seen as a negative but for the most part it constantly improves our lives in one way or another. You can read the article for yourself here.
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