Technology is a wonderful thing at time but over the years it has proved itself to cause many problems. We have discovered that technology has many negative consequences that attempt to ruin our society. Some of the negative consequences of being too dependent on technology are that it has taught us to seek convenience rather than using our minds and doing something the way it is meant to be done. We have also allowed technology to influence our minds too much. Technology has been able to influence our minds too much, this is shown in both Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and then article “Is Google making us stupid?” by Nicholas Carr. In Fahrenheit 451 we see technology influencing the lives of the citizens, specifically with the use of
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An example of this is shown in Fahrenheit 451 when Ray Bradbury mentions the use of the large TV walls. “When ti comes time for the missing lines, they all look at me out of the tree walls and I say the lines” (Bradbury, p. 20). Here, Mildred is explaining her obsession with their TV walls, what she doesn on them and how she desires another one. Mildred enjoys the TVs so much because she enjoys acting in plays the plays through the TV. She does this opposed to going to a stage and acting and socializing with real people or going out to do something else. This shows that the TV wall technology has drawn Mildred in because it is a convenient way for her to find entertainment. Technology influencing people to seek convenience is corroborated in the article, “Is google making us stupid?” In the article the author Nicholas, states a quote from a technology blogger named Scott Karp. Scott says, “What if I do all my reading on the web not so much because the way I read has changed, i.e. I’m just seeking convenience, but because the way I THINK has changed?” Here, Scott suggest that the technology has changed the way he absorbs information from text on the web opposed to in print is because it has taught him that he can find a more convenient piece of information on the web.
An example of this is shown in Fahrenheit 451 when Ray Bradbury mentions the use of the large TV walls. “When ti comes time for the missing lines, they all look at me out of the tree walls and I say the lines” (Bradbury, p. 20). Here, Mildred is explaining her obsession with their TV walls, what she doesn on them and how she desires another one. Mildred enjoys the TVs so much because she enjoys acting in plays the plays through the TV. She does this opposed to going to a stage and acting and socializing with real people or going out to do something else. This shows that the TV wall technology has drawn Mildred in because it is a convenient way for her to find entertainment. Technology influencing people to seek convenience is corroborated in the article, “Is google making us stupid?” In the article the author Nicholas, states a quote from a technology blogger named Scott Karp. Scott says, “What if I do all my reading on the web not so much because the way I read has changed, i.e. I’m just seeking convenience, but because the way I THINK has changed?” Here, Scott suggest that the technology has changed the way he absorbs information from text on the web opposed to in print is because it has taught him that he can find a more convenient piece of information on the web.