But of the 7 million hours of monthly connect time AOL subscribers spend in Chat Rooms, much of the discussion is centered on sex. Rolling Stone Magazine columnist Jeff Goodell estimates that 80 percent of the conversations take place in these sexually explicit rooms. Because users pay an hourly rate on AOL, getting sucked into the world of Chat Rooms can be costly. Without any sort of filter mechanism or regulations, it's easy to understand why so many self-conscious teens and adults find the anonymous world of online chat so attractive. It's no secret that our children and teens are growing up in a high-tech world.
Computers are everywhere.
The information age is influencing today's youth culture deeply. The Internet is a phenomenal place. The bad news is that living without the benefits of an on-line computer hookup tomorrow, will be like living without a telephone, car, and windows today. The benefits overwhelmingly outweigh the dangers. In his book Internet for Christians , Quentin Schultze says that it's easy to read the news reports on Internet smut and walk away convinced that it's all bad.