The best way to use technology

 Sarah Elgohary

3l23/21

Technology is revolutionizing the way people are interacting with the world . Two famous sociologists Sherry Turkle and Nickolas Carr each discuss their own unique perspective on ideas and the impact of technology in society 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 an argument that not only is there simply no way” to establish whether the changes of technology are good or bad but she also saying that after each step individuals take we have “ to ask educators, citizens whether current technology is leading us in directions that serve our human purposes.”” “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 points to how technology Influences society. However, even though there are many negative and positive aspects to 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. thesis statement I AM going to prove this in two ways first of all, the most important boundary of 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 Carr thesis that the internet is “ tearing away my” capacity for concentration and contemplation “ In other words, he Is saying that the internet is shortening people’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 the internet is used differently by every individual. We have control over how we use the internet and technology in my opinion. 

The most important boundary of 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 Turlke 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 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 convenience of people , who cannot or do not want to leave the comfort of their own home for whatever reason than 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 face book 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 on line.  

 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, the concept of 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 positive effect of 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 to 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. thesis statement I AM going to prove this in two ways first of all, the most important boundary of 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 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 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 Internet is used differently by every individual. We have control over how we use the internet in my opinion.