One might as well equivalently say that younger people are missing out on life (relationships, kids, etc.) by being preoccupied with their online networks. I t

One might as well equivalently say that younger people are missing out on life (relationships, kids, etc.) by being preoccupied with their online networks. I think both observations are missing the point that younger and older people have different experiences, and neither is inherently better. There's nothing stopping adults from getting into the younger scene en masse except a lack of interest. They just have different things they like to do which are no more or less valid.