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Tension pair from the Future of the Internet V survey (eight pairs, released in eight reports in 2012): respondents chose one of two opposite 2020 statements. quote is the first statement as printed in the report, option_b the second; share_agree is the share choosing quote. Shares are for all 1,021 respondents. The reports say many respondents called their choice a hope, or said the outcome would mix both statements. Non-random sample.
In 2020 the brains of multitasking teens and young adults are "wired" differently from those over age 35 and overall it yields helpful results. They do not suffer notable cognitive shortcomings as they multitask and cycle quickly through personal- and work-related tasks. [...] In sum, the changes in learning behavior and cognition among the young generally produce positive outcomes.
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