Analysis Of The World Is All That Is The Case By Lee Seigel

In “The World Is All That Is The Case” by Lee Seigel, he argues that although the internet and technologies can have great benefits, its downside cannot be denied. The downside of the internet is that it blurs the line between a fantasy world and real life. The internet is encouraging people to create independent worlds for each other that make it even harder to simply be human and be aware of the world. Technologies are assimilating human existence to an economic model which has nothing to do with being human. It does not include human needs, desires, and experiences.
Although technology has its benefits, it does in fact make it harder for people to integrate themselves in the real world that they have in front of them. Seigel uses a quote that states, “Sometimes you simply want to be alone, yet together with other people at the same time…But sitting absorbed in your screenworld is a whole other story”. Seigel is making a distinction between wanting to share solitude yet still being aware, and total detachment from the world you are in to an artificial …show more content…
Bill Gates stated that “being human can be defined strictly in economic terms”, which means he is clueless on what it actually means to be human. Being human means having needs, desires, emotions, and real life experiences. Being human is so complex, no technology will ever have the ability of sustaining it. Therefore, an economic model will never be able to define human existence. People are in fact dominated by the businesses and markets of the technological world. The internet is always trying to sell people something, making products glamorous and giving people false advertising so that they can spend more money on things they do not need. However, this is only a fragment of human existence. An economic model will never satisfy all of human needs and desires, which includes interaction that money and technology will never be able to