In my lifetime the internet has become something that I can't remember ever not having. I remember when we first had our own computer and got AOL. I was so excited to be able to play games and chat with people. I never imagined I would be taking classes online or do any of the things I can do here. Technology has advanced past any of our wild imaginations thought was possible and is still advancing to the scifi realm. Perhaps what we thought of in movies like Back to the Future II hasn't happened yet, but I feel hover cars, and robots, and everything are in our future. But not exactly like in the movies.
It is scary to think that we are pushing the envelope when it comes to technology and that we may push it too far. What the internet does already seems like it is enough. With google, facebook, blogger, youtube, itunes, everything. However, soon I feel all of this will become obsolete and the world will change once again.
The sharing we do over the internet makes life so much easier, but has also made us more lazy. I can also argue that it has made us less lazy because we are so willing to go look information up now instead of quitting something because we don't know the answer to it.
Adam
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Ohhhh yes good ol' AOL. With the key which sprout out a bolt of lightening which illuminated the globe- WHICH meant you connected to the slow as molasses Dial-up connection.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on your thoughts of sharing, I guess I would only ask if you think it is right to abuse sharing? I think that there is a point when sharing becomes stealing...