Week 8 - website 5

This website looks at ‘natives’ in the workplace, however it is written in 2006 and if technology is changing as fast than perhaps suggested in other research then this might no be too up to date. The article first of all proposes that the ‘’typical 21-year-old entering the workforce today has, on average, included 5,000 hours of video game playing, exchange of 250,000 emails, instant messages, and phone text messages, 10,000 hours of cell phone use. To that you can add 3,500 hours of time online.’’ which is an interesting statement but there is nothing to support it and no reference to where these figures have come from. So are they true? Well I am 21 and they are definitely not true for myself. The criticism firstly being that the statement has categorised all 21 year olds, which I suppose isn’t ‘too bad’ to do, however there is not support or evidence to suggest where this assumption has come from, Leaving it very open to abuse. The website continues to discuss many different points but they are just the opinion of one person. Obviously it is ok for people to have their opinions and air them but criticising academically it is one sided and with a lack of support, just thoughts.