Has fast-paced TV, video games and movies made young people better able to cope with the 21st century?

Question

I think it's possible people have gotten adjusted to much adrenilin rushing through them, multi-tasking, attention pulled in several directions at once, all of that. For a baby-boomer, the non-stop intensity can be fairly literally overwhelming. Are we evolving into the sorts that can cope with instantaneous decision-making necessary to cope with space travel, robots with nano-second timing, all of that? Or perhaps some are evolving with that intensity, while others are retreating into the quiet of meditation, intentionally slower pace.

Once you accept that we are changing, what changes do you see? (Creationists, don't bother. This is not a question for you.)

Answer 1

To a certain extent, but they are loosing patience!

Answer 2

I believe so. When your young and when you live in a world abundant with technology, then yes you pretty much become adapted to that modern lifestyle. Its hard for the baby-boomers (and younger) to learn about developments in technology because they were never exposed to it as a kid. Before we know it, today's generation of young people will be considered outdated by their own children since technology will continue to advance further. When your a child, you have all the time in the world to experiment with technology; as an adult you just really don't have the time which means that they probably won't know as much about today's technology.