With the constant introducing of new technologies and constant fatigue of the old ones I agree with this articles premise very much. As we get older it will become harder and harder to keep up with the range of new technologies coming out. Now as a young person its very easy for me to figure out how new technologies work. For instance my mom got a kindle for her birthday. She could not even figure out how to turn it on without the manual and she's only in her late 40's. She eventually came to me to show her how to work it because even the manual was confusing to her.
I agree that technology is created for the young by the young. These technologies are created for the mind that can adapt quickly and figure out the technology rather quickly, atleast the basics of it. We are designed to adapt but to environment not necessarily technology. As long as my grandmother had her cell phone she still never understood how to do basic things like store numbers in her phone and find them when she needed to call someone. She would just keep them in her address book and dial the numbers herself. She would actually lose her cell phone a lot. The average young person goes crazy when the lose their cell phone but to her it wasn't that serious.
Older folks get upset sometimes I noticed with all the technology savvy young people. They don't get the Facebook or the twitter or even texting at times. Yet you still have a large amount of older folks who have kept up with the times and know how to text, tweet, and to work Facebook. I agree that you do have to keep up with the changing technologies otherwise you will be left behind and once you get behind it's hard to catch up.

Displacement Theory

My favorite theory that we have covered in communication technology so far I would have to say isDisplacement Theory. Displacement theory is the idea that we only have a certain amount of time to engage in a communication activity so participation in one takes away from the other.
When it comes to Television displacement theory has played a factor. Before television came along there was the radio, it was the medium do get information, news, and entertainment. When television came along it slowly but surely took away time spent that one would listen to radio. Not many people had television sets into after World War two so the medium had no effect on radio until then. Sets sold rapidly and many radio actors moved to television because that's what medium people were tuning into. Although these were two competing systems they had similarities that people enjoyed.
Although then television was a competition for radio, televisio now has competition. Viewers no longer need a television set to watch their favorite shows. Sitting in front of a computer or using an Ipad has become more important than watching a TV. All these new technologies make it hard for someone to have time for television. Although time is taken away by these other technologies television views seem to remain. People still seem to make time to tune into their favorite show, a game, or the grammy awards.