I personally agree with that this author says, at least ideologically. We have become to connected (and addicted!) to our technology that I can see it becoming a problem around me. My friends are constantly checking to see how many likes their most recent post got, I spend hours of my day mindlessly scrolling through Instagram, and we’ve started having legitimate panic-attacks when we leave our phones at home. Something has to change!
Don’t get me wrong, I love the Internet! I’m not some Luddite who is saying that we should all disconnected from the internet, the grid, and live off of canned beans in bunkers while wearing aluminum-foil hats. Instead, we should limit how much Internet content we consume, and be discerning in what we do consume. In fact, I think we have some of the greatest learning and self improvement opportunities in the history of the planet at our finger-tips; we just have to use them right.
The Internet is just lie the food we eat. We all know that there are foods that are good for us, and foods that are not-so-good for us. We also all know that too much of any food- “good” or “bad” is unhealthy. However, it’s up to us to decide what we eat, and in what quantities. Personally, I have been struggling as of late to eat better in in more appropriate proportions, and its not easy- but its whats good for me. In the same way, I believe that we all need to be consuming internet more critically and in less quantities, lest we continue to grow Internet-Obese.
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Nick, I loved how you were so straight forward in this blog. You were able to communicate affectively the main point of the article and also added your own thoughts in a creative way. I liked your analogy of food in relation to the media. I also liked how you did make it realistic in saying that we shouldn’t all disconnect completely and live in bunkers, because it is good in portions!
-Megan
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Nick, I loved your take on this article. You blogged in a way that was clear and to the point and also wrote with a lot of realism. Especially when you gave the bunker example, saying that we shouldn’t disconnect and completely avoid the media, but engage in it in portions. I loved the way that you explained how media is good for us and can be bad for us with the food analogy. Exited to hear more of your thoughts in class.
-Megan
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