At what point does information become, too much?

As the next generation of graduates move into the future, the image of success becomes harder to define. Evolution of digital technologies, like the Internet and cell phones, allow a limitless amount of information for anyone, at any time. At what point does information become, too much or TMI? The difference in economic growth over the past several generations does not reflect advances in technology today. Where there once were typewriters and telegrams, we now have laptops and text messages. Children are recruited at a young age to go to college, and want the things they see on TV. The golden light of the television appears to have already sold many kids their future by the time they reach age 10. In fact, 84 percent of students polled at SUNY Rockland Community College believe the media has too much of an influence on children. It took less than 20 years for George Orwell's predictions to come true. The computer age is well upon us. Each generation knows more about PCs and XPs then their parents, making it harder to monitor online activities. Melissa Adams, a second year student, said, "I remember as a child watching movies on TV with friends. Later, when we would play out the movies, we were violent." New video games like Grand Theft Auto and Metal Gear Solid are known to hold young minds hostage for hours at a time. Although our president has already declared America "addicted to oil," 78 percent of students agreed that young people are becoming addicted to cell phones, Internet and other digital technologies. In the future don't be surprised to see courses offered called "Breaking Digital Dependency." If you find yourself surfing the web more than you shower, it might not hurt to use online technology as a means to generate income. Source: Robert Borosage, The Institute for America's future. Washington Ibbotson Associates.

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