“The old saw reminds us that, to a man with a hammer, the whole world looks like a nail. Does it follow that to a girl with a Photobucket account, the whole world looks like a fashion shoot? Or that to a boy with a joystick and a graphics card, the whole world looks like a psychotic dwarf with an axe? To an important extent—definitely more than we have been comfortable admitting—yes, it sort of does. Ultimately, the answer is not to take away the hammer, but to see that it is used for more than bashing away at things. To ensure our children free their hands—and their heads—to take up other tools too.” --Excerpt from The Winter of Our Disconnect

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