In the age of information, various technologies allow us to do more different things than the old time. For instance, we can simply upload video to YouTube to broadcast and express ourselves; we can use cell phone to check and reply e-mail instantly; we can subscribe different shows from Podcast and get the most up-to-date information automatically.However, how many of you have ever thought about the problem lead by all this new inventions? In his article, "The Hyperconnected. We're addicted to data, and new inventions like Twitter and the iPhone will only make it worse," Grossman suggests that people in this centuries are becoming addicted to Internet application unconsciously. Here is an example: After a train comes out from the underground, the first thing all the passengers will do is to take out all kinds of the mobile devices and check e-mail or up-to-date news/ information immediately.
Today's technology companies seem to recognize that this trend is getting more serious and new inventions continuously fulfill our desires, such as the ongoing improvement of mobile devices, Google and Earthlink cover free wireless service in more cities and even suburban areas. Although these things seem improving our lives and draw people close too each other, it is time for us to step back and think about this question: the closeness of the virtual world may lead to the disconnection of things that are surrounding us in our real life, which may also prevent us from developing our own thoughts individually.
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- Jas
2 comments:
We've been talking about "information overload" for a while, but new devices are making it worse. Of course, I also like being able to get news quickly online.
I do think we are in danger of always running so fast that we never have time to process all the information we get. What good is it to have all this info if we never have time to think and reflect on what it means?
By the way, instead of just listing the URL, make it a hyperlink.
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