Born Digital

                                In “Born Digital,” I feel that the audience for this piece is more aimed towards the older generation that might not understand the digital world quite yet. It is aimed for people who have grown up sending hand-written letters, calling home phones to get in touch, and not reading blogs or using Facebook. There are some key parts that show their intended audience. “Or maybe your daughter never comes down for dinner on time because she’s always busy online, chatting with her friends. And when she does come down to dinner, she won’t stop texting those same friends under the table,” (Born Digital, page 8).  I feel this is a solid example showing who he is aiming the text toward. Another example is when he writes, “Indeed, many aspects of the way in which Digital Natives lead their lives are cause for concern,” (Born Digital, page 12). He also has several examples about college aged students and younger.

                I do not feel that I am part of the intended audience for this piece of writing, because the author seems quite upset about the new Digital Era, and the way kids are acting with it, but, for us it’s normal. I am one of those kids that grew up when the internet started getting big, that used to chat on AOL to friends, and played Neopets. I do not feel the digital world is bad, as long as we don’t let it affect our face-to-face social skills too much. His writing felt angry towards people of our generation, so it made me skeptical while reading it and what he was going to say next.