Teenagers and their Articles

Yes, that title is a pun and it's there for a reason. It seems to be the norm to have articles about teenagers be of a materialistic nature. Does it matter (or, for that matter, do i care?) how many text messages teens these days are using? Apparently it's a topic of such interest people need to take the time to research, write, and publish pieces on it. According to one article, teens don't feel like they need a landline in their current or future homes, preferring instead to just use their cell phones. Does that fact matter? No. Is it even mildly interesting? I again say no. But what else can they write about teens? A gander at recent teen articles would show nothing good. Another is devoted to how our generation, today's teens, are absorbing less information, thus seeming dumber, than the teens of previous generations. While one writer made a point of saying that it's unfair to judge the intelligence of the masses off the basis of memorization, this returns me to the idea of Digitive Natives being taught by Digital Immigrants and how learning styles haven't adapted to the times. My final printed article was on teen marijuana use and how it's declined, but I still wonder why they couldn't find anything better to write about. I can't help feeling that teens are represented in articles as being obsessed with Sex, Drugs, and Possessions.