A Dependent Generation

The computer has become one of the most important and influential luxuries of this generation. Young people use computers every day for school, work, and entertainment. They are the first generation to have become computer literate as early as the onset of adolescence. For most of their lives they have used computers, so it is not surprising that our generation has become highly dependent upon them. Frustration usually occurs when one can not get access …

…s social development. This generation is beginning to define itself as computer dependent. We have grown up in a society where computers are the trend. And, furthermore, we constantly reaffirm our dependence upon them, as a substitute in the work place and at school, as well as a substitute for a rewarding social life. If this trend continues the dependence will become greater as computers continually offer to make our lives easier and more convenient.