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The "appeal to raw emotion" is merely reactive. The quick access to information does not answer for them the "how?" or the "why?"

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What are some possible solutions to this concern?

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Kids learn from what they see, as much as or more than what they hear. Their role models: parents, teachers, media stars, can make a difference by modeling healthy habits with their use of technology.

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Dictionary result for myopic
/ˌmīˈäpik/Submit
adjective
nearsighted.
synonyms: short-sighted; More
lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight.
"the government still has a myopic attitude to public spending"
synonyms: unimaginative, uncreative, unadventurous, narrow-minded, lacking foresight, small-minded, short-term, narrow; More

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Are we really lacking appetite for much less or is this just part of our culture?

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Can we use technology in the classroom to help improve the skill of face to face communication?

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This article focuses on adolescents, do people grow out of this?

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How do we get students to "unplug" from their devices, but still promote the appropriate use of technology in the classroom?

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We know technology is going to be with us for the forseeable future, so how can we encourage experiences that provide for deeper thinking with or without technology?

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How many people can sink into the present moment and actually experience boredom with technology such an integral part of life? Boredom can be the catalyst for deep and meaningful thought and self-awareness.

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Sound bites and one-liners appeal to raw emotion, how we show this to our students and have them think about what they are first thinking?

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I see someone focused on adolescents, which I do feel is an important aspect as I have a teenage son.  However, I do know that my husband and I get easily distracted when  a text or call come through... resulting in hurt feelings and/or discouragement in being heard or validated.

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What happens to communication when we can't read body language?

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This article validates some of my concerns, but as educators how can we empower students to critically think without technology on a regular basis?

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Maybe they do not grow out of the tech addiction, but I believe they learn responsible use. I say this because I have seen my students in their jobs where they are not allowed to have their phones on them.

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Didn't France just pass a law making cell phone use at any school illegal?

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How do we know, or what is the evidence that technology is making us less thoughtful?

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How can we teach them how to think?

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Comparison to reliance on GPS navigation reminds me of our reliance on technology for spelling, is spelling still an important skill to teach or grade in hand written work?

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does easy acquisition of knowledge take away the motivation for the research process?

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In regards to this article, what skills are students acquiring? Are they useful to today's day and age?

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So how do we stay in balance?

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What does myopic mean?

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How can educators prepare students for jobs and the real world using technology?

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What came 1st? The desire for sound-bites or the sound-bites?  Were we driven to Twitter comments because we wanted smaller sound bites that were easier to digest or did we lose our desire for deeper, longer introspection due to social media, tweets, texts?

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Use this back channel to facilitate more participation from students.