300-400 in class
Technology is something so controversial that even in our own minds there’s a constant battle of “is this good for me?”, “I love using this!”, “am I in too deep?”, “what would I do without it?” Being aware of that battle is the start of further understanding of our own views on the technology that encompasses our lives. Nicholas Carr is an American journalist with his articles published in many reviews, The Atlantic being one of those. His article Is Google Making Us Stupid? showcases his concern about the internet destroying people’s ability to function, learn, and adapt in the same manner they used to. If the mind is in a continuous war about whether these devices, applications, websites, etc. should be used, maybe it would be beneficial to take some time away from these things and think about it without technology being around to cloud that judgement.
“While I love not having to wait, I think patience is something we could all benefit from learning. The technology of phones, computers, and more were supposed to help and connect us, but we are more disconnect[ed] and losing basic human skills” (Burr).
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Emerson Giella
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Technology is something so controversial that even in our own minds, there is a constant battle of “Is this good for me?”, “I love using this!”, “am I in too deep?”, “what would I do without it?” Being aware of that battle is the start of furthering our understanding of our own views on the technology that encompasses our lives. Nicholas Carr is an American journalist, and his articles have been published in many reviews, The Atlantic being one of those. In his article Is Google Making Us Stupid? he showcases his concern about the internet possibly destroying people’s ability to function, learn, and adapt in the same manner they used to. Alicia Burr is a First Year attending the University of New England. In her essay, she creates a time frame for how her relationship with technology has evolved. She explains the parts that work great for her and some of the other parts that are a bit complicated. Emily Scheff is also a First Year student at the University of New England; she discusses the impact technology has made on her life and debates the bad habits that can be caused. If the mind is in a continuous war about whether these devices, applications, websites, etc., should be used, maybe it would be beneficial to take some time away from these things and think about it without technology being around to cloud that judgment.
To start his article Is Google Making Us Stupid?, Nicholas Carr connects his own experience with a line from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. He says that he can feel his brain reprogramming itself in a way, just like in the movie. HAL says it can feel its mind going. Carr explains that he feels that way as well; he says, “I can feel it most strongly when I’m reading. Immersing myself in a book or a lengthy article used to be easy” (Carr 1). He goes on to say that his mind would get lost in the content of what he was reading and that he would spend hours doing so. However, now, after interacting with the internet, it has become hard for him to do those things that used to come so easily to him. It seems that in Burr’s essay, she shares a similar view on this take. She explains that nowadays, we do not need to wait as much for things to happen because technology has evolved so much that it speeds the process up for us. She says, “While I love not having to wait, I think patience is something we could all benefit from learning. The technology of phones, computers, and more were supposed to help and connect us, but we are more disconnect[ed] and losing basic human skills” (Burr). Both Carr and Burr share a similar viewpoint here because they both want to hold on to their basic human skills. I believe it is important to note that in a way, they both like to use the internet, but they do not want it to take complete control of themselves. It is scary to think that it can hold so much power over our thoughts and actions; being aware of that is a good thing. That helps prevent technology from taking over how we think and make decisions.
Additionally, it is crucial to know when technology usage starts to feel too addicting. It is not healthy to get sucked into it all of the time. Burr discusses this in her essay. She says, “Although both can be used to keep up to date on friends and families lives, it has also come with an addiction[;] Instead of enjoying a conversation in front of you, we get caught up in our phones. It’s a constant battle between the phone and human interaction” (Burr). It is essential to be careful with how much you use your phone for other things besides productive things. In her essay, Emily Scheff connects to this as well. She states that “People often will doom scroll and get so sucked into it that they haven’t realized how long they have been going for. A tendency that I recognize that I have is I will go down rabbit holes, not literal ones outdoors but the ones on the internet” (Scheff). Both Burr and Scheff believe that in one way or another, the technology that is now built into our everyday lives can be addicting. There is a constant battle considering the usage of said technology or going “cold turkey” and doing things without.
“From an academic viewpoint a lot of technology is used to enhance our learning. Calculators, google apps, brightspace, microsoft apps, calendars, emails and websites are all examples of ways that technology betters our education” (Scheff). Connect to “The Internet, an immeasurably powerful computing system, is subsuming most of our other intellectual technologies. It’s becoming our map and our clock, our printing press and our typewriter, our calculator and our telephone, and our radio and TV.” (Carr 4-5).
Conclude
1000 ish
Emerson Giella
Prof. Jesse Miller
English Comp 110
22 November 2024
The Constant Battle of Technology
Technology is something so controversial that even in our own minds, there is a constant battle of “Is this good for me?”, “I love using this!”, “am I in too deep?”, “what would I do without it?” Being aware of that battle is the start of furthering our understanding of our own views on the technology that encompasses our lives. Nicholas Carr is an American journalist, and his articles have been published in many reviews, The Atlantic being one of those. In his article Is Google Making Us Stupid? he showcases his concern about the internet possibly destroying people’s ability to function, learn, and adapt in the same manner they used to. Alicia Burr is a First Year attending the University of New England. In her essay, she creates a time frame for how her relationship with technology has evolved. She explains the parts that work great for her and some of the other parts that are a bit complicated. Emily Scheff is also a First Year student at the University of New England; she discusses the impact technology has made on her life and debates the bad habits that can be caused. If the mind is in a continuous war about whether these devices, applications, websites, etc., should be used, maybe it would be beneficial to take some time away from these things and think about it without technology being around to cloud that judgment. It is ultimately up to the user to decide if their usage of technology is going to better them or if it will get them in trouble.
To start, disconnection is extremely common when using technology. It helps people distract themselves from what is really going on in their lives. It can also provide some sense of comfort and allow people to feel more calm, but that does not necessarily mean that it is a good thing. In his article Is Google Making Us Stupid?, Nicholas Carr connects his own experience with a line from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. He says that he can feel his brain reprogramming itself in a way, just like in the movie. HAL says it can feel its mind going. Carr explains that he feels that way as well; he says, “I can feel it most strongly when I’m reading. Immersing myself in a book or a lengthy article used to be easy” (Carr 1). He goes on to say that his mind would get lost in the content of what he was reading and that he would spend hours doing so. However, now, after interacting with the internet, it has become hard for him to do those things that used to come so easily to him. It seems that in Burr’s essay, she shares a similar view on this take. She explains that nowadays, we do not need to wait as much for things to happen because technology has evolved so much that it speeds the process up for us. She says, “While I love not having to wait, I think patience is something we could all benefit from learning. The technology of phones, computers, and more were supposed to help and connect us, but we are more disconnect[ed] and losing basic human skills” (Burr). Both Carr and Burr share a similar viewpoint here because they both want to hold on to their basic human skills. It is important to note that in a way, they both like to use the internet, but they do not want it to take complete control of themselves. It is scary to think that it can hold so much power over our thoughts and actions; being aware of that is a good thing. That helps prevent technology from taking over how we think and make decisions.
Additionally, it is crucial to know when technology usage starts to feel too addicting. It is not healthy to get sucked into it all of the time. Burr discusses this in her essay. She says, “Although both can be used to keep up to date on friends and families lives, it has also come with an addiction [;] Instead of enjoying a conversation in front of you, we get caught up in our phones. It’s a constant battle between the phone and human interaction” (Burr). It is essential to be careful with how much you use your phone for other things besides productive things. In her essay, Emily Scheff connects to this as well. She states that “People often will doom scroll and get so sucked into it that they haven’t realized how long they have been going for. A tendency that I recognize that I have is I will go down rabbit holes, not literal ones outdoors but the ones on the internet” (Scheff). Both Burr and Scheff believe that, in one way or another, the technology that is now built into our everyday lives can be addicting. There is a constant battle considering the usage of said technology or going “cold turkey” and doing things without.
Furthermore, technology can be utilized to assist with learning as it grows. The key word here is “assist,” as long as it is used correctly, it should not be an issue. Scheff provides her point of view regarding the usage of technological devices. She states that, “From an academic viewpoint, a lot of technology is used to enhance our learning. Calculators, google apps, brightspace, microsoft apps, calendars, emails and websites are all examples of ways that technology betters our education” (Scheff). She believes that technology can be used as a way to help people learn and understand things better. As long as it is not used solely as a crutch for every little thing, as a way to do all the work for you, but only as a little push to help you get to where you need to be ultimately on your own. However, Carr sees technology’s assistance as more of a bad thing. He says, “The Internet, an immeasurably powerful computing system, is subsuming most of our other intellectual technologies. It’s becoming our map and our clock, our printing press and our typewriter, our calculator and our telephone, and our radio and TV.” (Carr 4-5). He talks about this as if he is scared about what is to come in the fast approaching future. The internet is becoming all consuming, taking over every aspect of technology and becoming increasingly inescapable, more and more difficult for humans to ignore as part of our everyday lives.
Conclusion
1200+
Emerson Giella
Prof. Jesse Miller
English Comp 110
22 November 2024
The Constant Battle of Technology
Technology is something so controversial that even in our own minds, there is a constant battle of “Is this good for me?”, “I love using this!”, “am I in too deep?”, “what would I do without it?” Being aware of that battle is the start of furthering our understanding of our own views on the technology that encompasses our lives. Nicholas Carr is an American journalist, and his articles have been published in many reviews, The Atlantic being one of those. In his article Is Google Making Us Stupid? he showcases his concern about the internet possibly destroying people’s ability to function, learn, and adapt in the same manner they used to. Alicia Burr is a first-year in Occupational Studies at the University of New England. In her essay, she creates a time frame for how her relationship with technology has evolved. She explains the parts that work great for her and some of the other parts that are a bit complicated. Emily Scheff is also a first-year student at the University of New England; she discusses the impact technology has made on her life and debates the bad habits that can be caused. If the mind is in a continuous war about whether these devices, applications, websites, etc., should be used, maybe it would be beneficial to take some time away from these things and think about it without technology being around to cloud that judgment. It is ultimately up to the user to decide if their usage of technology is going to better them or if it will get them in trouble, by way of getting too lost in it that it takes over how schoolwork is completed or how relationships are developed.
In the first place, disconnection is extremely common when using technology. It helps people distract themselves from what is really going on in their lives. It can also provide some sense of comfort and allow people to feel more calm, but that does not necessarily mean that it is a good thing. In his article Is Google Making Us Stupid?, Nicholas Carr connects his own experience with a line from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. He says that he can feel his brain reprogramming itself in a way, just like in the movie. HAL says it can feel its mind going. Carr explains that he feels that way as well; he says, “I can feel it most strongly when I’m reading. Immersing myself in a book or a lengthy article used to be easy” (Carr 1). He goes on to say that his mind would get lost in the content of what he was reading and that he would spend hours doing so. However, now, after interacting with the internet, it has become hard for him to do those things that used to come so easily to him. It seems that in Burr’s essay, she shares a similar view on this take. She explains that nowadays, we do not need to wait as much for things to happen because technology has evolved so much that it speeds the process up for us. She says, “While I love not having to wait, I think patience is something we could all benefit from learning. The technology of phones, computers, and more were supposed to help and connect us, but we are more disconnect[ed] and losing basic human skills” (Burr). She refers to “basic human skills,” such as doing math problems alone, having long-term memories, or even being able to research without using Artificial Intelligence. All of this stems from the fact that people are too obsessed with technology to the point where things are no longer being passed down through generations. Patience is a virtue that is learned through basic skills and human interaction. Both Carr and Burr share a similar viewpoint here because they both want to hold on to the basic skills we all possess. It is important to note that they both like to use the internet in some way, but they also do not want it to take complete control of their lives. It is scary to think that technology’s power is so strong that it can take over people’s thoughts and actions. Being aware of that helps prevent it from taking over how we think and make decisions.
In addition, it is crucial to know when technology usage starts to feel too addicting. It is not healthy to get sucked into it all of the time. Burr discusses this in her essay. She says, “Although both can be used to keep up to date on friends and families lives, it has also come with an addiction. Instead of enjoying a conversation in front of you, we get caught up in our phones. It’s a constant battle between the phone and human interaction” (Burr). It is essential to be careful with how much you use your phone for other things besides productive things. Catching up with loved ones is always okay and encouraged. However, using devices for things that are not related to that, like school or work, or primarily as a distraction, can become a slippery slope, leading to addiction. In her essay, Emily Scheff connects to this as well. She states that “People often will doom scroll and get so sucked into it that they haven’t realized how long they have been going for. A tendency that I recognize that I have is I will go down rabbit holes, not literal ones outdoors but the ones on the internet” (Scheff). It is hard to realize when possessive scrolling starts to occur when using the internet sometimes. However, once it is noticed, it should be taken care of, and we should remember to be cautious of it happening again. Because it most likely will. Both Burr and Scheff believe that, in one way or another, the technology that is now built into our everyday lives can be addicting. There is a constant battle considering the usage of said technology or going “cold turkey” and doing things without.
Furthermore, technology can be utilized to assist with learning as it grows. The key word here is “assist,” as long as it is used correctly, it should not be an issue. Scheff provides her point of view regarding the usage of technological devices. She states that, “From an academic viewpoint, a lot of technology is used to enhance our learning. Calculators, google apps, brightspace, microsoft apps, calendars, emails and websites are all examples of ways that technology betters our education” (Scheff). She believes that technology can be used as a way to help people learn and understand things better as long as it is not used solely as a crutch for every little thing, as a way to do all the work for you, but only as a little push to help you get to where you need to be ultimately on your own. However, Carr sees technology’s assistance as more of a bad thing. He says, “The Internet, an immeasurably powerful computing system, is subsuming most of our other intellectual technologies. It’s becoming our map and our clock, our printing press and our typewriter, our calculator and our telephone, and our radio and TV.” (Carr 4-5). He talks about different technologies getting crammed into one tiny device as if he is scared about what is to come in the fast-approaching future. The internet is becoming all-consuming, taking over every aspect of technology and becoming increasingly inescapable, making it more and more difficult for humans to ignore it as part of our everyday lives.
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