Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Whaddya mean I don't socialize?! My best friend is always in my pocket!

Technology is so much more important than people. No, really, it's true. Skeptical? How much time do you spend posting to Facebook? Laughing at memes? How about shopping for online music? Some career fair recruiters encourage students to apply online for internships. Suzie's Angry Birds score is 23 times higher than her last exam grade, and her "friends" only know her by her username. And finally, texting while operating a large vehicle traveling at 65 miles per hour is considered acceptable (this should bother most of us, by the way). OK, OK--so I don't actually believe that technology is more important than people.Why, then, do I waste dozens of hours building up my World of Warcraft reputation? Each day I think, "I would be lost without my laptop!" Wow; first-world problems sure are tough, aren't they? I think it's time to reorder my priorities. Somehow I imagine that my relationships with family and friends will be much more important to me someday. Turns out technology does actually have some drawbacks. To quote a friend of mine, "who'da thunk?"
Posted by Mgh14 at 7:15 PM

2 comments:

  1. SomeoneJanuary 21, 2013 at 10:31 AM

    Yea, I agree. Personal relationship are much richer than text-based ones.

    I like having both worlds though :). I can have friends in real life, and I can build online personas and interact with people halfway across the world.

    Plus, technology dramatically increases my access to knowledge! ^^

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  2. DanielJanuary 24, 2013 at 7:13 PM

    I know the feeling. I think computers are so compelling because they can often give immediate feedback to our actions--unlike some other (possibly more productive) actions.

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