May 1, 2005
Korean Kids' Greatest Fear: No Cell Phone
A survey by a South Korean advertising agency, found depriving youngsters of their cell phone - what they see as a vital link to their community - would be the harshest punishment. Digital Chosunilbo reports.
"The report released Sunday defines the post-digital generation as “a generation born in the 1980s who have always lived in a digital culture and experience no inconvenience in expressing their feelings and needs using digital technology."
They have a stronger sense of responsibility to their community than their seniors in their 30s who learned digital technology for survival, the report claims.
The company identified six characteristics that -- taking some liberties with sense and the English language -- form the acronym HEARTS: “Human relationship”, “Expressionism”, “Anti-literality”, “Relaxed mindset”, “Trend-independence” and “Speed.”
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