Yay! More illiteracy!

According to this article from the BBC's technology section:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8497427.stm

More teenagers find it inconvenient to blog. I don't necessarily mind this as most teen-aged blogs are poorly conceived and poorly written. However, I was most troubled by this article when one of the interviewees was quoted, "people don't find reading that fun." What the hell does that mean? When did this "Y" generation get so damn illiterate? Perhaps, I'm over reacting, but reading has been instrumental to the transfer of knowledge from one generation to the next through human history. China was a random collection of angry tribes until they invented the written word. Now, they're America's largest creditor. If only modern teenagers could see what reading can do for one's own personal success. Unfortunately, I don't think that's possible until they get a few more years experience. I can only hope that's sooner rather than later.