Sherry Turkle and Nickolas Carr each discuss their
own unique perspective on their ideas and the impact of technology on civilizations
in different ways. For Instance, Sherry Turkle discusses both positive and
negative effects of computers in her piece “How Computers Change the Way We
Think .“ In this piece, she makes a compelling
the argument that not only is there “no
simple way” to establish whether the
changes in technology are good or bad but, she also said that after each stride as individuals take we have “to ask educators, citizens. whether current technology is leading us in directions that serve us .””
These types of questions are not only technical, but they are
also social, moral, and political questions that society has to ask people in
order To determine if technology has more benefits than negatives. On the hand,
Nickolas Carr believes that the Impact of technology Is only negative unlike
Sherry Turkle because his thesis statement is that the
internet is “ tearing away my”
capacity for concentration and
contemplation “ In other words, he Is
saying that the internet is t shortening people’s s attention
spans causing people to think differently
therefore individuals become
different people. In my opinion,
Sherry Turkle and Nickolas Carr each discuss every negative and positive point
to how technology Influences
society. However, even though there are
many negative and positive aspects of technology, I believe, that the purpose
of all technology is to improve society as a whole. Technology is supposed to make it easier for
human beings to live, work and perform job tasks, faster more effectively in
different ways. As a result, we are
supposed to make the right choices for
technology to make our lives better not worse because in reality, technology
does not control us humans control technology.
first of all, the most the important boundary of the Internet is
the boundary of (public & private this boundary is very narrow and It is
getting smaller each day we still control It In addition, Nickolas at the internet is “ tearing away my” capacity
for concentration and contemplation “ In other words, he Is saying
that the internet is t shortening
people’s s attention spans causing
people to think differently, therefore, individuals become different people. He makes valid points but at the same time
I think his thesis is very generalized
to all Americans, but that does not mean that what he is saying is true for everybody in society because of the Internet
is used differently by every
individual. We have control over
how we use the internet in my opinion
The most important the boundary of the Internet is the boundary of (public & private this boundary is
very narrow and It is getting smaller each day we still control It. Even though sherry Turkle sees Avatar of self as both a positive and
negative effect of
the Internet I think the profile that people put online
should only show the positive
qualities of our personalities
because people only post things
or pictures on Facebook or other
social networks that high light only the qualities of our personalities that we want to make open for the world to see.
As a result, people are not forced to put anything online that they do
not want to put online. Therefore WE
control what we put online for people to see there is a blur between humans
& machines Can authentic identity be expressed online I do not think people
can have an authentic identity online because people are not their true selves as
a result of seeking approval from others to validate our existence on the
Internet so our Participation on social networks: Requires skill set of how to
participate..First of all if the
Internet is used primarily for the convenience of people, who cannot or do not want to leave the comfort
of their own home for whatever reason then people cannot expect to strengthen the bonds of the relationships
they have with other people just by communicating online words I believe that people have to
meet each other at some point for face to face interaction with others in order
to have a real relationship with people, but the Internet is eliminating the
need for people to actually see each other anymore in society final reason
people use the Internet is socializing
on facebook or other social media to
connect with friends, escape reality and people can have a different
persona online and no one has to know the real you behind the
scene. In my opinion, people have all the control over who
they are online and what they see or do
online.
Even though technology has many negative qualities I still do not agree with Nickolas Carr’s belief
of the Internet
tearing away people’s capacity
for concentration and contemplation “ In other words, he Is saying
that the internet is t shortening
people’s s attention spans causing
people to think differently, therefore individuals become different people. Carr’s philosophy does not apply to me I still love to read
actual books and go to the library. I do
not think that all people in society have shorter attention
spans just because of the Internet
itself but the fact that some people, not all have become so lazy to read actual books by hand due to
people having access to everything
online. This causes many people
to have a lack of patience, concentration and contemplation to do things with
the old-fashioned values of patience, time, dedication, and hard work. As a result of technology, people have learned
to think differently than they would have without technology. IN my opinion
thinking differently is not
always a bad thing because people learn to improve their ideas and abilities
when they think differently.
Technology is like a
coin which has both positive and negative sides. We are the deciders and we
have to choose how to use it. The usage of technology for over-exploitation of
resources should be always avoided. If we use it for positive things, it will
have a positive effect on our lives and vice versa. Nobody would oppose the
development of technologies in any sector but the developments should be in a
positive way and they should not have any negative impact on present or future
generations. However, even though there are many negative and positive aspects
of technology, I believe, that the purpose of all technology is to improve
society as a whole. Technology is
supposed to make it easier for human beings to live, work and perform job tasks,
faster more effectively in different ways.
As a result, we are supposed to
make the right choices for technology to make our lives better not worse
because in reality, technology does not control us, humans, control
technology. the most important the boundary of the Internet is the boundary of (public & private this the boundary is very narrow and It is getting smaller each day we still control It
. In addition, Nickolas Carr thesis that the
internet is “ tearing away my” capacity for concentration and contemplation “ In
other words, he Is saying that the
internet is t shortening people’s s attention spans causing people to think differently
therefore individuals become
different people. He makes valid
points but at the same time I think We have control over
how we use the internet in my opinion.
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