The article stated that youth that are growing up in the digital age are self-centered consumers who ignore the importance of privacy and who also steal and plagiarize. BUT they are also promoting tolerance, freedom, diversity, innovation, and political awareness. Because humans are not perfect but also strive for a better life, I see some truth for this all. Especially on tumblr. I used to religiously go on tumblr when I was around 18-19. I did not care about the NSA (I used to say..”if I’m not doing anything wrong…”) and did not care that everything is filtered and made to sell us SOMETHING. I cared about new clothes and fashion and bought whatever I wanted without being aware of anything important. I haven’t used tumblr in a while but recently I was on my sister’s computer and decided to just scroll through her feed. I think a lot of the youth might be more self-involved (aka I saw a lot of selfies, personal posts, wishlists, etc) but they are very educated as well. I saw a lot of discussion about race, feminism, equal rights, and there was overall a lot of awareness. The youth is not perfect and to expect them as such is ridiculous. My sister is growing up in the digital age more than I am but I see so much intelligence, especially compared to my own 18-year-old self. The internet is a new platform where the youth can express themselves in ways that were not possible before. They are forming communities (which you can see on tumblr) and engaging in exchanging ideas and thoughts. I think people are calling the youth self centered/etc because they are so exposed in the internet whereas before many would just write in their diary (as we’ve mentioned before). I have faith in my generation and the younger youth.