Quote Originally Posted by Simon Appleton
Nor am I convinced the internet geeks are the ones engaging in anti-social behaviour on the street corners.
I do not understand what point you are addressing here. The Orion article is about the use of computers in schools.

The Orion author merely states that analytic and communicative skills deteriorate as a consequence of frequent computer use in schools, not that it causes a rise in anti-social behaviour on street corners.

The Munich analysis finds an inverted U-shape relationship between computer and Internet use in schools and pupils' performance. No use and frequent use are equally bad, moderate use (a couple of times a week) seems best.

None of these authors is projecting all the ills of society onto computers or the Internet.