academicians are outsiders looking in, fascinated by phone usage because it's a relatively new experience and they see how the world is changing. Kids are the

academicians are outsiders looking in, fascinated by phone usage because it's a relatively new experience and they see how the world is changing. Kids are the insiders. They don't need someone to tell them that something fascinating is going on in their own world. It's the only world they've ever known. They don't know of anything else. The literature is written by the reporters. The kids using the technology are on the battlefield. They don't need a reporter to tell them what's going on.