As a high-school junior, I am deeply saddened by the attitude of despondency toward my generation expressed by Bill Keller in “The Twitter Trap.” There are some ill side effects of our prolonged exposure to the Internet, notably a shortened attention span and an unappeasable desire to be instantly gratified. But those are only the cons of being in constant communication with one another. Never before could a high-school student so brazenly reach out to a Harvard graduate student and ask for mentorship on his research paper. Never again will we think it odd for someone from the farthest corner of the globe to be exchanging witticisms on Twitter with a well-known celebrity.
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