There is so much in the current world that takes away from the way things used to be. Something as gigantic as the innovation of the cellular phone, or something as little as advertisements in the trays at a security checkpoint in the airport, both take away from the possibility of having a moment of solitude in life. Surfing the internet one can find a multitude of different articles chastising the progression of technology, and how it negatively affects society, but one will not find any legitimate research to back up such claims. Two articles, “Stop Googling, Let’s Talk,” and “The Cost of Paying Attention” follow the same form containing large amounts of anecdotal information while lacking genuine evidence. Both rely heavily on logos
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Turkle reports about how, even when phones are on a table on silent people are not going to connect on as deep of a level. Turkle uses this example to prove her ultimate point that phones are shifting society to a less empathetic, and more disconnected world creating this rift between relationships that are meant to be the closest in the world such as families, courtships, and friendships. The true call to action of the piece is when Turkle asks the reader to, “think of unitasking as the next big thing,” this quote lays out exactly what she deems as the proper response to technology and the shift she is prophesizing about (5). Turkle is asking society to slow down, and not feel the need to be operating at top efficiency. The constant need for stimulation leads to multitasking that interferes with the ability to enter meaningful conversation. This is why Turkle asks readers to slow down in their lives to allow for the connection to build up the empathy that is missing in the …show more content…
Let’s Talk.” and “The Cost of Paying Attention,” Sherry Turkle is 68 years old, and Matthew Crawford is 51. To relate this to myself my mother is the exact same age as Crawford. Through the years of living at home I had to constantly teach my mother the new ways of technology as it rapidly developed through my youth, and continues to the present day. There is such an extreme generational gap, whereas the current generation going through college, technology was introduced at a young age so that it was a part of our life from little on. In comparison Crawford, and my mother both grew up with minimal technology besides the television, radio, microwave, and VHS tapes. All of this to the current generation is commonplace, but back in the 1970’s all of those were relatively groundbreaking technology except for the television, and the radio. When things such as, smartphones, and the widespread availability of the internet came along it was a shock to the system of older generations. Change is generally feared by humanity, and that is why the epic change technology created has not received a completely warm welcome. Younger generations who have grown up with the flashing billboards, apps, and internet are better equipped to handle the distractions, and still be productive, social members of
Turkle reports about how, even when phones are on a table on silent people are not going to connect on as deep of a level. Turkle uses this example to prove her ultimate point that phones are shifting society to a less empathetic, and more disconnected world creating this rift between relationships that are meant to be the closest in the world such as families, courtships, and friendships. The true call to action of the piece is when Turkle asks the reader to, “think of unitasking as the next big thing,” this quote lays out exactly what she deems as the proper response to technology and the shift she is prophesizing about (5). Turkle is asking society to slow down, and not feel the need to be operating at top efficiency. The constant need for stimulation leads to multitasking that interferes with the ability to enter meaningful conversation. This is why Turkle asks readers to slow down in their lives to allow for the connection to build up the empathy that is missing in the …show more content…
Let’s Talk.” and “The Cost of Paying Attention,” Sherry Turkle is 68 years old, and Matthew Crawford is 51. To relate this to myself my mother is the exact same age as Crawford. Through the years of living at home I had to constantly teach my mother the new ways of technology as it rapidly developed through my youth, and continues to the present day. There is such an extreme generational gap, whereas the current generation going through college, technology was introduced at a young age so that it was a part of our life from little on. In comparison Crawford, and my mother both grew up with minimal technology besides the television, radio, microwave, and VHS tapes. All of this to the current generation is commonplace, but back in the 1970’s all of those were relatively groundbreaking technology except for the television, and the radio. When things such as, smartphones, and the widespread availability of the internet came along it was a shock to the system of older generations. Change is generally feared by humanity, and that is why the epic change technology created has not received a completely warm welcome. Younger generations who have grown up with the flashing billboards, apps, and internet are better equipped to handle the distractions, and still be productive, social members of