[SmokingJoe]

“Now you can't say you've never seen scientific studies to the contrary”

Let me see...
From your post:
“This book (by a professor of English, no less) “

A professor in the English language is now a scientist?
Since when?

From your post again
“how electronic communications are dumbing-down the young generation”

“Dumbing down” is NOT equal to lack social interaction.
Some of the biggest party going teenagers are pretty dumb at school, but then are great a chasing girls. Equally, some of the smartest geeks at school, suck at dating girls or interacting socially with their peers.
You are not going to try and pass that faux “science” off as “proof” of anything are you?

[DJ MacWoW]

There are plenty of kids who are incapable of counting out change without a cash register that tells them how but they can text! You’re a hoot dude, excusing the inexcusable. We’re done.

[Charles H. (The_r0nin)]

So you're dismissing before you read. You text a lot, don't you?

Feel free to continue in your ignorance. I won't bother you with information again...