Technology has changed our society forever, but it has also disconnected us. In “We Are All Cyborgs Now”, a Ted Talk by Amber Case explains how humans have become Cyborgs, and how disconnected people are from physical human interaction. She explains how technology has evolved since the early years, to the present and how it keeps changing vastly. Amber Case’s stage presence seemed reserved at first, but after a few laughs she lightens up and is possessed by a super confidence feeling. Amber Case is careful, as she explains her concepts to the audience on how she came to the realization that we are modern Cyborgs.
In this essay, I will evaluate Amber Case’s argument, contemplating whether she has believable, accurate, relevant, data to back …show more content…
A lot of adolescents have to go through two adolescences now days. The first is the primary human interaction, face-to-face. The second is the digital interaction, which is awkward. It’s awkward because there is an actual history of what they've gone through online. For newcomer’s coming into technology as an adolescent online can be very awkward, and it's very difficult for them to do those things.
Amber Case reinforces her argument by saying people have something called “panic architecture”. People consume so much information online via Email, Research websites, that when people can’t find something or loose something, people panic and have a desire to fix it. People go through endless hours of website history to find whatever it is they …show more content…
Ambient intimacy is how people interact with each other now days through technology and social media. It’s the new norm to see people look at their phones while eating lunch or having a coffee. 10 years ago this would be taboo and unheard of. In todays society it’s perfectly acceptable and normal. It’s amazing to see how easy it is to connect with someone, with one click or touch in a matter of seconds, with anyone in the world. Living in a world with ambient intimacy presents a problem though Amber Case says. With all this over flooding websites and constant changing technologies how will humans have time to self reflect? When will people stop, and have a normal conversation with each other without looking at their cellphone? When will people relax and enjoy a show without recording it on their cellphone? Amber Case is very concerned for kids who will grow up in a culture where there is no human interaction. She worries that today’s kids will be grow up being in an environment where all they know is screen-staring and button clicking. She goes further into her argument and brings the world into it. The world hasn’t had time to stop and self reflect either. Amber Case projects an image of earth from space where there are streams of social networks scattered throughout different countries. The image of earth is messy but those streams of social networks confirm that the world is connected
In this essay, I will evaluate Amber Case’s argument, contemplating whether she has believable, accurate, relevant, data to back …show more content…
A lot of adolescents have to go through two adolescences now days. The first is the primary human interaction, face-to-face. The second is the digital interaction, which is awkward. It’s awkward because there is an actual history of what they've gone through online. For newcomer’s coming into technology as an adolescent online can be very awkward, and it's very difficult for them to do those things.
Amber Case reinforces her argument by saying people have something called “panic architecture”. People consume so much information online via Email, Research websites, that when people can’t find something or loose something, people panic and have a desire to fix it. People go through endless hours of website history to find whatever it is they …show more content…
Ambient intimacy is how people interact with each other now days through technology and social media. It’s the new norm to see people look at their phones while eating lunch or having a coffee. 10 years ago this would be taboo and unheard of. In todays society it’s perfectly acceptable and normal. It’s amazing to see how easy it is to connect with someone, with one click or touch in a matter of seconds, with anyone in the world. Living in a world with ambient intimacy presents a problem though Amber Case says. With all this over flooding websites and constant changing technologies how will humans have time to self reflect? When will people stop, and have a normal conversation with each other without looking at their cellphone? When will people relax and enjoy a show without recording it on their cellphone? Amber Case is very concerned for kids who will grow up in a culture where there is no human interaction. She worries that today’s kids will be grow up being in an environment where all they know is screen-staring and button clicking. She goes further into her argument and brings the world into it. The world hasn’t had time to stop and self reflect either. Amber Case projects an image of earth from space where there are streams of social networks scattered throughout different countries. The image of earth is messy but those streams of social networks confirm that the world is connected