The "Digital Native", a Profitable Myth

"stories about... disdain for email... Odd behavior for a group of “digital natives” who supposedly know the Net like a spider knows its own web."

Just because someone is a digital native doesn't mean they like or understand everything digital-related. Email is a terrible communication platform for the way people communicate in casual settings.

While I agree that digital natives can't be simplified to just "anyone under the age of 34" (and I'm not sure anyone would seriously try to apply that age range across the board), there is something different between people born into a culture (and lets face it, the Internet has created a new culture) and someone who is merely trying to adapt into it. However, the author seems bent on arguing that age isn't the only factor, which is a straw man in my books.