The passage in Convergences was quite interesting. I don't agree with most of what Evan Lushing has to say. Youtube and videos from a web cam have become the new way to become famous and be a star. Evan says that they are anti-stars but I believe that he is far from right. Some of the stars today became famous through Youtube or Myspace. By using a web cam they were able to display their musical skills to millions of people. When enough people watch the videos, it attracts the attention of music producers. People have become stars through Youtube and web cams and I think that this number will only increase as time goes on.
The article on Google frustrated me very much. I cannot count how many times Google has helped me out in school. There is so much information out there on the web. Google is simply an easy way to sift through all of this information. For this guy to think that it making us dumber is just ridiculous. He also says how the internet is making us not want to read books anymore. The iPad has a feature that is specifically aimed towards reading books. He also has people saying that the internet has altered their mental habits which is just crap. The internet is a very important part of our society. It is a very important step in our future of technology. I think that the author of this is stuck in the past.
I can see that you disagree strongly with Carr's take on the internet.
ReplyDeleteFor what it's worth, he admits that it helps him, too - but he's clearly mroe worried about its effects than you.