If I understood the point of the article correctly the author addressed this pretty well. Just like candy store employees were too sick of candy to bother steal

If I understood the point of the article correctly the author addressed this pretty well. Just like candy store employees were too sick of candy to bother stealing candy, the kids who are raised in an electronic environment are also desensitized to the addictive strategies. People used to fear that the TV was going to be so addictive, but instead the generation that grew up with TV and was supposed to be so addicted to it never got addicted. Instead it's their parents and grandparents that have the TV playing at all times in the house. Maybe you don't get addicted to tech that you grow up with because its just normal and routine. But its the previous generation that gets hooked and projects their fear.