Googling Let's Talk Analysis

Today we live in a changing world where new technologies are rapidly emerging and evolving. We have turned into a world where a seemingly unlimited amount of knowledge is only seconds away. With the creation of new “smart” technologies we can connect and share information around the world and collaborate on issues that face humanity. New technology is difficult to adapt to, but is ultimately for the betterment of society. We must note the world has gone under drastic changes in the past. Technological advancements like the printing press, telegraph, and airplane have helped make a better world. There are risks and consequences in any human exploration. However, I believe we must embrace new technology and continue innovating to create a better …show more content…
Some suggest humans are wasting their time on social media and could be doing more productive things. I disagree. I think “smart” technology’s job is not to make us smart instead it is to make us have the ability to choose what we would like to know. If someone wants to learn about celebrity gossip instead of Newton’s second law than so be it. I think it is the person who seeks the irrelevant information who must be blamed not the method they used for achieving the knowledge. In “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.” Sherry Turkle argues that cell phones are destroying face to face communication. I think she is wrong and ignoring the fact that “smart technology” is allowing for more communication, not less. Her examples of people sitting around tables where everyone is on their cell phones is true. However she ignores that most communication is still done face to face and that new technology often necessitates face to face communication. Finally there is the idea, presented by PBS’s Frontline, of a “like culture”. The idea that a superficial culture has been where people become desperate for attention and the currency is in the form of likes. My belief is that certain people have always been desperate for attention and the internet is merely a new and easier way of gaining attention. Once again we should blame the attention seekers not their media

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