What Persuades Us? Responding to TED Lectures and The New York Times Article
Here's a useful definition of persuasion from a psychological perspective:
According to Perloff (2003), persuasion can be defined as "...a symbolic process in which communicators try to convince other people to change their attitudes or behaviors regarding an issue through the transmission of a message in an atmosphere of free choice."
So, given a"free choice," what have you found most persuasive in the two lectures (Connected, but alone? and Why privacy matters) and one reading, "Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction"? Refer to each lecture and to the reading in your answer.
Write no more than 200 to 250 words. It is likely easiest to refer to the lectures and reading in separate short paragraphs. If you remain unconvinced by their ideas, please try to persuade us by providing an argument against the ideas. Be sure to say why you find something persuasive (or why not). I will provide a sample this weekend.
Bring all your writing, word processed and double spaced, to class next Wednesday.
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Sherry Turkle says that, “Human relationships are rich and they’re messy and they’re demanding. And we clean them up with technology.” For me, this is the most persuasive part of her talk. Part of what makes us ourselves is in the “conversation” she refers to. My work as a teacher involves lots of messy conversation. It isn’t always obvious what needs to be done (or said), so I treasure the moments where a conversation with a student leads to an effective change.—82 words
For me, the most persuasive part of Allessandro Acquisti’s talk was when he showed us how “Discrimination was happening through social media for equally skilled candidates,” using a photo of a woman with a child. I know through my wife’s occupation as Human Resources Manager that she is not allowed to ask if a woman has children, or has plans to have children. That would be intruding on her charter right to privacy. Employers can now ignore these rights by searching through social media.—84 words
Matt Richtel quotes a teacher saying, “students now lack the attention span to read the assignments on their own.” This is a change I have also observed in my 30 years as a teacher. I would not state it quite so unequivocally, however. Many, I would say, have difficulty reading deeply. Digital media that “teaches” us to expect instant gratification makes assigning longer readings a challenge.—66 words
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Sherry Turkel hits the nail on the head when she calls it the “Goldilocks effect”. We ultimately want “control”. In the fast paced, over stimulated, open 24/7 world we live in, our cyber lives seems like the one thing we can control. I was raised on the age old adage, “everything in moderation”. Like everything else in life, we need balance. I believe like Sherry that the technology we gorge on today, can be the best tool help us to bring us back to having any kind of real life if used wisely.
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I agree with Allessandro Acquisti when he says that there has “been a dramatic shift in boundaries between public and private”. I know people who are conspiracy theory types, feeling “big brother” is always listening. But I agree that it is us who freely gives up more information about ourselves more than ever before. I feel that once it is out there (in cyberspace), it is public domain, regardless of whether or not you posted it publicly or privately, whether you like it or not. Knowing this, is half the solution to the problem.
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Matt Richtel said that the “constant stream of stimuli” is presenting a new set of problems. We are constantly plugged in and this lack of downtime is seriously inhibiting our ability to process anything new we learn or commit it to memory, it is changing the way our brains are wired. Sometimes we need to unplug and let it all sink in.
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Sherry Turkle said, “ we are tempted by machines that offer companionship”. I believe many people today, especially the youth, turn to their phones and gadgets for comfort, to make them feel that they are being listened too. Like what Sherry Turkle said, “with a machine that has no experience with the arc of a human life”, phones cannot speak back to us, nor can they give us true empathy. Regular face-to-face conversations are the way to go.-78 words
Alessandro Acquisti said, “Transparency, telling people what you’re going to do with their data”. When purchasing something online, more often than not, the seller would need some basic information of the buyer, the name, age, address, and so on. People may be careless and give out too much personal information, which can be dangerous. This makes me more careful in regards to what I say, and who I say it to. -71 words
Matt Ritchel quotes Vishal Singh saying, “you can get a whole story in six minutes (on YouTube). A book takes too long. I prefer the immediate gratification”. I am actually a person who prefers the “immediate gratification”. I always try to find a faster way to getting something done. I do however, believe that this way immediate gratification can punch a hole in a student’s academics. I should probably spend more time in reading books. -75 words
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Sherry Turkle showed me more about modern technology, and told me what I don’t know about. I totally agree with her, she captured my heart and soul. I’m very lucky that my parents stopped me from being crazy about electronics, and save me from being not able to see clearly without my glasses on. I’m glad, that I don’t have to worry my grades too much, and there are very few distractions in my house, so I have lots of personal space to study.
In Sherry Turkle, there is a sentence which say “ Someday, someday, maybe not now, I would like to have a conversation.” The electronics are dangerous overuse may lead serious decrease of grades, and ruining one’s future. I used to love to play on my phone every night, then stopped after my dad received the four hundred bill for my phone use.
Alessandro Acquisti told us that the internet can be false, not all things are trustworthy. There are many fake advertisements on internet if you believed you are going to suffer for eternity. Because the internet can be used by different people for multi-purposes. There was a girl called Amanda Todd, who killed herself only because she posted her naked photos on the internet. So I hope everybody can be aware of the unsafe boundaries on the internet, and save themselves from danger.
sherry Turkle says that " I got text from my daughter and she said mom you will rock", i would call these kinda text encouraging and emotional text that could help people gain energy and strength to do something. For me this was her most convincing part of her speech, because there are text like these"mom you will rock" that help your morale and there are some other text that get you angry and uncomfortable. so really it matter what the text say. (83)
The most persuasive part of Allessandro speech was when he said " the line between public and private has blurred in the past decade, both online and the real life. when i think about what he said i think he is right. Facebook is the most common social media that ever been in this world. usually when you create an account is at simple of snapping your finger because how little information you need give to create an account, but as you use more Facebook, Facebook gather more information about you. so its not us giving to much private information its the media that gather information from us.(107)
Matt Richel quotes reading a book take to long, but watching a video with same story from the book is always faster. i would prefer the video because it really fast paste. There are benefit between both side reading a book or watching a video, but if we combine both side then everyone can take granted from it. like for example doing your homework while watching or listening to a music. (70)
The most persuade part in sherry Turkle’s lecture for me is “ if we are not able to be alone, we are going to be more lonely, and if we don’t teach our children alone, they are only going to know how to be lonely.” As a mom, I definitely need personal time to reflect, restore and recharge myself without any interruption after the long busy days. I believe that being alone sometimes is where we find ourselves and that is beneficial in improving the ability of building the intimate relationships with others. -92 words
I was persuaded most in the lecture presented by Alessandro Acquisti was that “the privacy, in a way, is both the means and the price to pay for the freedom.” As I always heard from my friends, including myself, of course, We citizen still think if we’ve got nothing to hide, we’ve got nothing to fear. Alessandro’s speech is so impressive and notifying me that our privacy is facing unpredictable risks under the new digital world. Privacy is one of our basic necessities, and shouldn’t be controlled over to impact the quality of people’s lives along with such huge cost. - 99 words
In the story “Growing up digital, Wired for distraction”, I found that Vishal, a high school student, prefers “the immediate gratification” which is human nature to do something that interests you. As a parent, I was struggling to maintain my children’s attention in homework while through the overwhelming influence of facebook, cellphone, and computer games. How to spend and balance the time on focusing to do school assignments in this stimulating digital world are becoming a huge task for most of the parents like me, I believe, and I wish that I could iscovered the key to succeed.- 96 words
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Sherry Turkle stated that “We remove ourselves from our grief or from our reverie and we go into our phones.” I found this to be very persuasive because of how true it is: for my generation in particular. My friends and I make plans to “hangout”; though the common result is sitting on the couch next to each other on our devices. This is true in my Douglas College course as well: hen we have a break, everyone pulls out their phones. It is rare for my generation to ever just sit and ponder. Why think when you can play?
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In Alessandro Acquisti’s speech, the most persuasive part is when he touches on “The remarkable shift in the boundaries between public and private which has occurred in the past ten years.” Before the burst of technological development which occurred over the past ten years, there was no urge to tell the world what you just had for dinner, or to even take a picture of the plating: now it is common.
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Matt Richtel says that the devices are affecting young people the most in the sense that they are “less able to sustain attention” and that “brains are going to be wired differently”. This is very persuasive for me because I have directly been affected in this exact way. I used to read; now I find it hard to concentrate. I loved to simply sit; now I instantly grab for a device.
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When Sherry Turkle says, “Those little devices in our pockets are so psychologically powerful that they don’t only change what we do, [but also] they change who we are,” I think this is the most persuasive part of her speech. Normally, when we feel lonely, we reach for our family or friends, but since they are not always beside us we resort to our phone’s social media to fuel us with attention. Social media then is becoming our alternative companion when everyone else is failing to show us attention. This is what she refers as the “change.” —97 words
Alessandro Acquisti says, “Privacy, in a way, is both the means and price to pay for freedom.” This is very sad but true and is the most persuasive part of his lecture. In the modern day that we live in, it seems like the technology has already taken over our lives. We have been constantly or subconsciously giving up our information on the internet for us to get the latest trends or, perhaps, to sign up for the hottest games out on the market. Sadly, they have been successful in implementing a culture where privacy is no longer a social norm. —101 words
Matt Ritchtel quotes a student saying, “[On YouTube] you can get a whole story in six minutes. A book takes so long.” As a student, I prefer more visual than verbal too. That is because human, by nature, is visually excited so, generally, we prefer to see more actions than words. —51 words
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Sherry Turkle mentioned that technology “let us present the self as we want to be” I think this affirmation is very detectable on social media posted photos. I went to Mexico several months ago, and I arranged to meet with some old friends that I only reached on Facebook. Surprisingly, I couldn't recognize some of them. They looked extremely different comparing to the Facebook updated photos.-67words
Personally, the most impressive part of Allessandro Acquisti's speech was when he talked about the amount of information that organizations can get from you and “then can use it to influence you in a way that you can not even detect.” It could be very alarming to realize that the advertisements that you frequently see on your visited web pages or social media, matches perfectly just your hobbies or favourite activities.-72words
I found very convictive on Matt Richtel's article, the statement of Dr Rich, from Harvard Medical School, who said that “ the headline is: bring back boredom”. I have a niece who was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and she visited several doctor's offices. Finally they found a Neurologist who first advice was using any electronic device just for one hour a day. This reduced the symptoms considerably, improving at school, and not using any medication. -78 words
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Sherry Turkle says that, “For kids,growing up that skill is the bedrock of development .” For me as a parent,this is the most persuasive part of her talk.We should encourage our kids to have more conversations in order to explore themselves and help us to understand their thoughts ,difficulties,and interests in life.It is never late to focus on the younger generation who will develop and assemble an amazing new world with intimate relationships and less stress. 80 words
Many memories came to my mind when Allessandro Acquistis said , “We do reveal so much more information about ourselves online than ever before,and so much information about us is being collected by organizations.”I grew up in a culture which has many internet restrictions only for women especially girls .For example,we are forbidden from putting our pictures or information on facebook;however,some girls did.Many organizations misused these information for their benefit. As a result,those girls deeply suffered because of the effects on their social standing even though the original postings were innocent .We have to be aware of where we live and how we use the technology.193 words
In Matt Richte reading “The researchers found that playing video games led to markedly lower sleep quality than watching TV.” As my personal experience with my boys,I found them aggressive and hyperactive after playing video games ;however,they settle down quickly after watching TV.As a result,I restricted the video games to weekends only.55 words
I was not persuaded by Sherry Turkle when she said that, “that woman was trying to make sense of her life with a machine that had no experience of the arc of a human life." I am a consequentialist; what matters to me is the result. Even if the sociable robot pretends empathizing, it comforts the sad old woman and that’s what it was designed for. Dogs have been called “man’s best friends”, but do they face death and know life so people can actually take comfort in dog companion? Or it is only acceptable to receive a fake empathy from a human being. -104 words
The most persuasive part of Alessandro Acquisti’s speech was when he mentioned that, “privacy is not about having something negative to hide.” People are judgmental and believe what they want to believe. I stopped writing blog after some strangers left me irrational comments to criticize the way I took care of my first baby. We need to be really carefully with the information we provide while surfing internet. -68 words
Matt Richtel quotes Vishal’s teacher, Mr. Diesel, saying, “Vishal is a bit like Woody Allen, talented but not interested in being part of the system.” We can’t expect every kids to fit in the frame, and blame everything to the new technology, the “evil” devices. When computers were not widely used, parents accused telephones, televisions and even comic books for distracting children’s attention while studying. There is always something to grab students’ attention if they are not into studying. -79 words
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Sherry Turkle’s lecture, “Connect, but alone” was persuasive because I found it to be outstandingly boring and irritating. Sherry says “We listen when technology says it will take something complicated and promises something simpler.” and I can relate to that because I wanted her to stop bragging about her qualifications and how wonderful her daughter was; I paused the TED video and just read the transcript instead. Perhaps I should take her advice: “We all really need to listen to each other, including the boring bits.”, but that’s for another time. --93 Words
The most persuasive part of Alessandro Acquisti was when he said “consider whether the game has been designed and rigged so that they cannot care about privacy.”. There are probably hundreds of TOS or Terms of Service and Privacy policy warning that I just clicked through because I didn’t want to read hundreds of pages of technically garbled nonsense. Even if I had read all the terms carefully, Alessandro mentions that it only took 15 seconds for a group of test subjects to not care about the terms. -- 89 Words
Matt Richtel’s article was persuasive because I was once the “Kid caught between two worlds”. In my highschool years I was often entranced in front of the computer which led to negative consequences ultimately leading me to PALC. I think computers are useful tools but too much of a good thing can become a poison. -- 56 Words
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Sherry Turkle’s most persuasive talk, for me, was when she mentioned, “Across the generation, people can’t get enough from each other.” It was emotionally powerful piece of “talk” and all about “right” feeling and approach which we can’t get it from any of digital devices. As a person who spent most of teenagehood in a live conversation with friends and family, I understand the “right” feeling, and usually, when I talk to my family, who are miles away from me, through digital devices, we “Can’t get enough from each other.”
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The most powerful and persuasive part of Alessandro Acquista’s lecture, in my opinion, was when he mentioned of Aldous Huxley that “He imagines a society where technologies that we created originally for freedom end up coercing us.” That was amazing lecture, and I realized it in daily life of my friends who spend most of their time on social medias; social medias control them, and sometimes, when I ask them to have conversation in coffee shop, they do not show any enthusiasm as before, they became addicted to social medias.
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Dr. Rich said that, “He was not suggesting young people should toss out their devices, but rather that they embrace a more balanced approach,” it seems fair and satisfactory for me because I use digital devices for my music production, and in general, we need devices for this technological world as we are progressing very fast, but we should not forget about life’s value and being in real life mentally.
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Sherry Turkel was lamenting that more and more, socializing is taking place in the virtual world, but optimistically concluded that “technology can lead us back to our lives.” That statement persuaded me mostly. Technology can be a wonderful tool when used correctly and wisely. It doesn’t have to consume our lives and be distracting. She pointed that we have a choice whether we nourish an imaginary world or cultivate real, tangible, relationship with people. There are things that are just more real. We need to balance them. -87 words
What struck me most in Allesando Acquisti’s “Why Privacy Matters,” is that our private data might be so easily manipulated (not to mention, effortlessly searchable) by watching the two images of a woman holding handbag and, on a “parallel” picture, a child. There was nothing wrong with those pictures, but some authorities (in this case, employers) can use private information wrong. It was really alarming for me. I just started to wonder, how many lives could be damaged because of enhancing the data and breaching of security. -87 words
I agree with principal Reilly, from Matt Richtel’s article, when he said that modern students are “caught between two worlds […]-one that is virtual and one with real-life demands.” One thing is certain. There’s no “U-turn” from technology, and the main point is that parents and teachers should turn kids’ attention to more valuable things. I think that “Wired” children are the catalyst for them to re-evaluate the education system and parenting responsibilities. -73 words
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Sherry Turkle made a very persuasive presentation, which made me rethink how I feel about technology. Sherry Turkle stated, “I am not suggesting that we turn away from our devices, just that we develop a more self aware relationship with them, with each other, and ourselves.” I completely agree with this statement and I feel as though I built my own more self-aware relationship with my device, and I am better because of it.
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Allessandro Acquisti brings our attention to another serious complication that arises with new technology: privacy. His presentation was very informative and persuaded me to make myself more aware of my privacy. He stated, “The tools for the fight are here, awareness and your hands, just a few clicks away.” The majority of our population is unaware that our personal information can be stolen from us through our social medias and we need to learn how to protect it.
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The reading, “Growing Up Digital, Wired For Distraction” by Matt Richtel, is very insightful to our ever-changing world of technology and its effects on students. The social lives of students are always adapting to change and as stated by Matt Richtel, “The technology has created on campuses a new set of social types – not the thespian and jock but the texter and gamer, Facebook addict and Youtube potato.” When I was in high school, which was only 5 years ago, technology was just on the rise; it is mind-blowing thinking that it has taken over that fast.
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Sherry Turkle says that “Technology proposes itself as the architect of our intimacies.” I agree with that. Our purpose to create all of technologies is to help ourselves to extricate from regular cumbersome life. People can focus the most things they would like to devote. I am away from my friends and family, but I do not feel I am far away from them. The internet makes all of us connect as close as we usually were. (77 words)
Alessandro Acquisti’s lecture gave me a deeply thought, “We can even do privacy preserving data mining.” Imagine one day you are in a party, at the first about ten minutes nobody talks. People take pictures of everyone around. Then they start to look for all the information about them from internet. After that people are approaching their “targets” to having a conversation that they expect. We do not need social talk. Because we are already introduced who we are in the social media. We just want to talk someone we have the same interests. Is that perfect? (98 words)
Matt Richtel says: “You can’t become a good writer by watching Youtube, texting and e-mailing a bunch of abbreviations.” It caught me. I usually doing texting and e-mailing thirty times per day to discuss the work with my colleagues including particular details with glossary. But it did not help me to improve my writing and reading. Here is not a short cut. Reading and writing keeps the same way that they already had thousands years. ( 75words)
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Sherry Turkle said, “Being together, but not being together." For me, this is the most persuasive part of her talk. People are indulging themselves into the new technology, which leads them to be apart from the rest of the world. People are constantly using their cell phones in inappropriate situations such as at board meetings, with friends or funerals. This will leads to sacrificing the art of communication and conversation with each other.
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For me, the most persuasive part of Alessandro Acquisti's talk was when he said, “Personal information becomes sensitive information." Personal information in the form of ethical origin, religious beliefs, political opinions and sexual life becomes sensitive information, which can be used in a discriminatory way. So, personal information needs to be treated with greater care than other information, in order to prevent discrimination.
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Matt Ritchel said," With powerful new cellphones, the interactive experience can go everywhere." Now days, Students remain busy with the digital devices, where the interactions are developing, but brains are also becoming habituated to distractions. While sitting in the class, students can reach the outer world with the use of digital devices, on the other hand, they are half-involved in conversations because they are distracted and can't concentrate on the matters discussed in the classes. So, students should try to limit the usage of digital devices to interact with each other.
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I was surprised when Sherry Turkle said: “Solitude is where you find yourself”. After a short thinking, I found her words very persuasive because I just checked the truth of these words on myself. Often I stay alone with my thoughts, problems and explore how to quit them. I cherish these moments of truth. People are saved from loneliness, being dissolved in a large number of contacts in social networks. They are looking for help, but it isn’t possible, because they contact with strangers. I agree with Sherry than we have “online only robots – not companions”.
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I found a persuasive phrase in the Alessandro’s speech: “…In a few years organizations will know so much about us, they will be able to inter our desires before we even form them”. This tendency to collect personal data is pervasive and it looks very suspicious. ’Organizations’ are associated with the ‘state’ for me, so I think the Internet is a quality way for state to control our behavior. To protect ourselves, we need be alert, and sometimes it is better just to click out.
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Our children sometimes seem unskillful and not adapted to life. In fact, scientists have found that many of them “are constantly online and in touch” and play video games. “Kids are in a constant mode of stimulation… and need it,” said Daniel Anderson, a professor of psychology. This is dangerous for the brain because periods of rest are critical in allowing the brain to synthesize information, make connections between ideas and even develop the sense of self.
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Sherry Turkle said, “Being together while not being together”: it is showing how the cell phones and the internet technologies are pulling us away from today’s real life and the lack of communication skills in person (conversation) result in lack of socialization. It is not unfamiliar to see a bunch of people sit together but looking at their own devices. We seem all social butterflies with thousands of Face book friends-but still having solitary life. -75 words
Alessandro Acquisti said, “There are also complex tradeoffs that come from giving away our privacy”: we use SNS to keep pace with this never ending march of today’s technological progress. As uploading and posting, our information is open to random people who may hack our privacy. And we cannot control how they are going to use this information. It feels like that we are truly “in a society where technologies that we created originally for freedom end up coercing us.”
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When Matt Richtel said, “Researchers say the lure of technology is particularly powerful for young people,” it reminded me my seven-year-old boy who already started doing his homework on his school website. At first, I was reluctant to let him use computer because I thought it was absolutely risky; however, I tried to start with him for less than 30 minute at a time, I found it is educational and efficient for him. To me, the parents’ role is essential here- not to let the children be immersed in the wired world. -92 words (-247 words)
Sherry Turkle says that,” The moment that people are alone, even for a few seconds, they become anxious, they fidget, they reach for a device”. Personally, I think this is the most persuasive part of her talk. I experienced this kind of situation when I moved here in New Westminster and living by myself. I was alone and just want to be connected to others and by grabbing my Iphone I feel that I was not alone through connecting with my friends and family. (88 words)
For me, the most persuasive part of Alessandro Acquiti’s talk was when he showed us how “unsafe we are in exposing our privacy to everybody”, using a face recognition software in social media. Recently, I was posting a picture in Facebook and I was about to tag my friends and it suddenly recognize their face and their name even if I did not type their name yet. It’s going to be easy for criminals to get our identity and it’s so alarming. (82 words)
Matt Ritchel quotes a professor saying, “We’re raising kids in front of screens whose brains are going to be wired differently”. This is what I also observe about kids nowadays. They are glued on computers and new gadgets that they forget what’s in real world. Obesity and attention span has been linked to this obsessiveness of digital media. Some parents are to be blamed on this matter because they’re the one who bought those devices to compensate the lack of time to their kids. (84 words)
Matt Richtel said “The worry is we’re raising a generation of kids in front of a screens because I whose brains are going to wired differently.” I was persuaded by these comment because I experience that with my daughter. She is only 3 years old and she already knows her way with computers. She is already able to play games on the computer and on the cellphone in a way in that I can’t. What I mean is that at her age my games and interest were opposite from her’s, but being born in the age of technology her life for sure will be different than mine.That also gave me a bigger challenge as mother because I have to teach her how to managed technology in a wise way.
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I just recently started to use a computer and cellphone, and it is like a novelty for me. I acknowledge that technology it is really important, but when Sherry Turkle said. “Those little devices from our pockets they don’t only change what we do , but they also change who we are.” I couldn’t agree more with her because if you’re not careful you can become slaves of that famous digital world.
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Alessandro Acquisti said. Adam and Eve eat the fruit of knowledge,and the price they pay was destitution of the Eden Garden.” I as a christian was shocked to hear such comparison, but I also understood what he was trying to imply. Since humans were created it was also created the ambition to build the best,and no matter at what cost.But the price for us being more knowledgeable is really big are we willing to pay it?. 81 words
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13/11/2013
Learning to live in a Digital World
Sherry Turkle showed me some interesting ideas, on idealism. She pointed out a
specific fact right now; more and more people rely on electronics because they are left
alone. The discovery of inventing a cell phone and internet brought humans benefits
and also disadvantages. For example, the phone and internet convey people close
together but also created chances of false allusion, which may lead to severe danger.
In Sherry Turkle, there is a sentence which says “Someday, someday, maybe not now,
I would like to have a conversation.” When people are alone they reach for the help of
an device, and now it becomes a habit, which shuts out any social interaction between
each other.
Alessandro Acquisti told us that there is a high chance the internet can be false, not all
things are trustworthy. There are many fake advertisements on internet if you believed
them; you are going to suffer for eternity. Because the internet can be used by
different people for multi-purposes.
In “Growing up Digital, Wired for Distraction” it says that most teenagers spent more
time on computer than on their homework. Teachers are changing their lectures to
sustain their students to fall behind. I think students should balance their time on
computer and homework; they are both proficient products which no one can
carry without. I hope without the electronics the world would be a less lonely world.
Alessandro Aquisti shared a statistic on his TED talk that shocked me. There are 2.5 million pictures uploaded on facebook a month. Aquisti’s entire speech related to the privacy concerns when using social media. I can’t help but think, if you are embarrassed by photos of yourself being posted of you doing a “beer bong” in a drunken stupor with 6 other drunk buddies in the background, why are you posting them on the internet for the world to see. I do see his position with “pregnant women” being denied jobs because people have access to sensitive information. It really scared me about his statistic relating to SSN’s. -110 words
The most poignant statement that Turkle made was “when we stumble, hesitate or loose our words, that is when we reveal ourselves”. When we text or compose and email we have 10, 20 minutes maybe even a day to edit, rethink our words. We can come off as very smart, intelligent. I read a quote one time which said “On the internet we can be anybody we wish to be, it’s amazing so many people choose to be stupid”. -79 words
A little more statistically oriented but still equally as interesting as the two TED talks, Richtel made a pretty clear correlation between GPA’s and school grades, and the amount of time students spent “connected”. There was even a study done proving how children had a more quality sleep when watching TV vs. playing video games for the same amount of time. - 61 words
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