The world was a place where you had to interact with one another. A place where letters had to be written, and if you wanted to talk to your friends it had to be at a public place. However, with technology advancing so much there is little to no communication between people. Everything is now done online, there is no more social skills, only technology skills. In Ian Bremmer’s “Democracy in Technology”, he wrote about how technology has helped us bring the world together as one. However, in Sherry Turkle’s “Alone Together” she explains how technology has lowered our interaction skills and has minimized the skills that we need to survive as people Technology has been twisted into ways into benefiting those who abuse it. With technology advancing
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The new age has been able to manipulate technology in order to manipulate the people behind the screen. “Technology is seductive when what it offers meets our human vulnerabilities. And it turns out, we are very vulnerable indeed.” (Turkle 263). As we advance so much further with technology, there are new inventions that isolate people more into their own homes. It seems to seduce individuals into keep adventuring more into technology and the web; making it easier for others to manipulate and abuse those who are more naïve to the online world. “The average Chinese Web surfer cannot be sure that every idea or opinion he encounters in cyberspace genuinely reflects the views of its author. The government has created the 50 Cent Party, an army of online commentators that it pays for each blog entry or message-board post promoting the Chinese Communist Party’s line on sensitive subjects.” (Bremmer 45). Some communist countries like the Chinese, spy on their people in order to make sure they aren’t exposed to outside opinions. The internet is guarded and constantly watched, monitoring every email, message, web browsing, and so much more. This is manipulation of not just the system but also the manipulation of the citizens. The government used their own people in order to make sure that they are brain-washed into believing their own propaganda. Governments like the Chinese have its
The new age has been able to manipulate technology in order to manipulate the people behind the screen. “Technology is seductive when what it offers meets our human vulnerabilities. And it turns out, we are very vulnerable indeed.” (Turkle 263). As we advance so much further with technology, there are new inventions that isolate people more into their own homes. It seems to seduce individuals into keep adventuring more into technology and the web; making it easier for others to manipulate and abuse those who are more naïve to the online world. “The average Chinese Web surfer cannot be sure that every idea or opinion he encounters in cyberspace genuinely reflects the views of its author. The government has created the 50 Cent Party, an army of online commentators that it pays for each blog entry or message-board post promoting the Chinese Communist Party’s line on sensitive subjects.” (Bremmer 45). Some communist countries like the Chinese, spy on their people in order to make sure they aren’t exposed to outside opinions. The internet is guarded and constantly watched, monitoring every email, message, web browsing, and so much more. This is manipulation of not just the system but also the manipulation of the citizens. The government used their own people in order to make sure that they are brain-washed into believing their own propaganda. Governments like the Chinese have its