Jay Honeck writes:

But you're right about computers. They have sapped the life out of
our kids, by allowing them to experience the world without ever
leaving their chairs. I suppose you might look at this as a good
thing, from an evolutionary standpoint, but I find it terribly sad.

Computers are the effect, not the cause. Kids resort to computers because
just about anything with the slightest element of risk is now forbidden to
them. Everything that requires movement or strenuous exercise or being away
from constant supervision for more than a few minutes or involves any type of
insurance or liability (which covers practically everything) is no longer an
option. They live with their parents in a state of fear of everything, and
about the only thing that carries very little risk is playing with a computer.

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