Digital Nation Notes/discussion

Important points:

-Human being changing because of Technology
-The brain is loosely focused. Inability to focus on one thing. Lack of attentiveness
-Takes a while to focus and pay attention and stop the behaviors. Addiction vs. Digital revolution
-playing for 50hrs without food or exercise has led to possible deaths
-Distraction: high
-inventing new ways of teaching-the best way
-transition from oral to written culture has not been fully achieved
-The loss of gain. 1960s- reality overload
-increased technology use-health issues such as ear complications and eye strains
-digital revolution- fast paced and swiftness led to human decline mentally and physically
-inability to adapt and constant connection
-"ethics and internet etiquette first then technical side"

"Spending the majority of time in the virtual world is your reality"


Discussion Notes

-Technology increasing at a exponential rate. Society is progressing but the resources are running out
-Technology significantly increasing but at what cost? Progression=Regression
-Technology approaches:
1. Life is easy         
2. Capitalism
-Email is not enough or a form of communication. No feeling or sympathy towards it not displayed in the words.
-severe addiction to phones
examples:
"GPS failures in navigation and the uncertaintly of it"
"Consistent phone use and texting popularly used toward female engagement"

Final Comment: Is this increase in technology going to fast that we aren't thinking of what we already accomplished?