I, Eva, officially resent technology. The amount of web
sites we are connected to, are searchable from, are accountable for is maddening.
And getting exponentially bigger by the day. What happened to going outside to
play? To speaking to a person face to face?
I’m not saying that I wish technology would disappear, as in a
few cases I would argue having access to information, communities, and resources
has saved my life, quite literally. On a less dramatic note, it makes for easy
video sharing, for academic knowledge to be easier to access, to find cheaper
ways to get books, and faster ways to stay connected to family who are hundreds
of miles away.
But at what cost?
When we continually consume more media, we cannot help but
start to buy in to the propaganda that the media projects. When we get more
connected to online resources and “social networking” sites, I believe that we
lose our abilities to relate to people and hold a conversation. We are also
encouraged to live in a world that is increasingly focused on and around
ourselves, and not others- so what does that mean for our ability to empathize?
These aren’t easy questions, and I’m not asking for simple
answers. But as the wisdom of the bumper sticker goes, I would like to
challenge people to THINK! Because “it’s not illegal yet”.
I hear you, as more time passes, and the more I use the internet, the more disconnected I feel to the rest of the world. As a communications major this is a problem because I have to be able communicate clearly and effectively everyday at my future job. But, technology is making me think and act like a block of wood.
ReplyDeleteHaha I have a life- I live vicariously through my friends' facebooks... I actually don't, but I know people that do and its interesting because they are looking at their friends' pages and understanding it as a representation of what is going on in their friends' lives, but it such a censored and manicured vignette of their lives that it is actually incredibly skewed. If you were to judge my life/activities by my most recent facebook photos and posts you would think I listen to one song and only go swimming/drink beer out of trophies....
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