Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Media Makes Us Smarter
I think that without any doubt our Pop Culture Media here in the United States makes us smarter, above anything else. We are constantly exposed to anything and everything going on around us, keeping us more informed and educated. Things like smartphones and laptops have changed everything. They allow us to receive or put out information for anybody to see at any time of the day. You can be sitting in your car at a red light and click on the BREAKING NEWS link on yahoo.com with a few clicks of the thumb. These types of technology keep us informed on a daily basis. I think that the reason some people may argue that this media doesnt make us smarter is because not everyone has come to understand the new uses of technology and the way media is being put across. It has been proven that our generation learns much easier through the use of this new technology and constant media exposure.
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The comment you made about "sitting at a red light and cliking a button on your phone" says that we as a society are getting dumber. Not really smart to be playing on your phone while behind the wheel of a car. In my honest opinion, if something on someones phone is so important they need to check it while driving, then they dont need to be in the damn car to begin with. That is just an accident looking for a place to happen.
ReplyDeleteI think technology has made us lazy and in some ways it's effected our ability to think for ourselves. Everyone relies on technology now. When the power goes out or the internet goes down we panic. We don't know how to think for ourselves or do things manually anymore, which really isn't healthy for society.
ReplyDeleteThe internet has certainly meant that we are exposed to a lot more information, but I'm not sure that has translated into people being smarter. It seems that people sometimes struggle to do the simplest things now, like remembering a phone number or looking something up in a dictionary.
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