Yes, access to certain technologies can build some bad intellectual habits. But it's awfully nice to be able to Google and Wiki stuff up. The key isn't fact retention anymore, it's how it all fits together, and if you can't retain facts you can't hook 'em up. The 'puter can't do that for you.
I do wish they'd stay off my lawn, though.
Ill be glad when boomers leave politics and leadership. Im a boomer and we dont impress me much