If we surveyed all the Gen Xers in prison, we would conclude that this generation is inherently violent and should be regarded as a threat. Also, Tapscott merely looked at the children's online activities. It would be highly interesting to observe these kids in their everyday lives and see if they exhibit the same characteristics. Tapscott, then needs to deal with these issues. Ever major study of computer use that has gender as a variable has turned up strong gender differences.
Economic differences are also well-known.
The question to be asked is whether the N-Gen is a group of upper class white males, along with a few minorities or whether it is more universal. Does Not Equal Causation Tapscott is far too quick to attribute inherent differences in todays children to their use of computers and the Internet. Generational differences arem caused by a variety of factors, of which computerization is only a small part. Others have studied the differences between Gen Xers and N Gen children and have drawn conclusions similar to Tapscott's. So, then, the question is whether the N Gen children are different because of computer use or whether they would be different regardless of computer use.