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The advent of the internet signaled a revolutionary shift for society, in which participation in massive amounts of information was easily and rapidly accessible to any connected country. This digital revolution gave rise to monolithic digital communities that dominate the web and strongly influence the globe; Twitter helped Belarusian youth organize flash-protests against their authoritarian government in 2006, while Wikileaks continues to serve as a public international clearing-house for whistle-blowers. But despite these resounding stories of success, concern is spreading that there is an underlying problem with our digitally enhanced society …show more content…
These teenagers are the undisputed leaders of persistent connectivity; any spare moment is spent attached to a media portal of some kind. Unfortunately most of them do not pursue activities of self-improvement, ignoring the availability of vast storehouses of information in favor of personal entertainment and the drivel of their media idols. Supporters of the digital revolution as a replacement for traditional education insist technology allows students to fulfill all their thirst for knowledge. While technology does theoretically allow that to happen, the sad reality is students use new technology to continue the repetitive and dull social interactions with the same small peer-group. Instead of learning about the world and acting to change it, they publish complaints about it on social networking sites to their small group of peers and then go try to catchup on the latest entertainment news.
“Visiting new places” used to mean traveling to foreign lands and experiencing new cultures, but has now come to mean clicking through new experiences. Although proponents of e-learning attempt to use this to support wider adoption of e-tech, the truth is this actually works against learning. If someone's opinion goes against your own or is unsettling, it's merely a matter of clicking away and ignoring it. A person is able to totally avoid opposing ideas without removing themselves from society. Without the influence of opposing ideas and different ways of looking at the phone
These teenagers are the undisputed leaders of persistent connectivity; any spare moment is spent attached to a media portal of some kind. Unfortunately most of them do not pursue activities of self-improvement, ignoring the availability of vast storehouses of information in favor of personal entertainment and the drivel of their media idols. Supporters of the digital revolution as a replacement for traditional education insist technology allows students to fulfill all their thirst for knowledge. While technology does theoretically allow that to happen, the sad reality is students use new technology to continue the repetitive and dull social interactions with the same small peer-group. Instead of learning about the world and acting to change it, they publish complaints about it on social networking sites to their small group of peers and then go try to catchup on the latest entertainment news.
“Visiting new places” used to mean traveling to foreign lands and experiencing new cultures, but has now come to mean clicking through new experiences. Although proponents of e-learning attempt to use this to support wider adoption of e-tech, the truth is this actually works against learning. If someone's opinion goes against your own or is unsettling, it's merely a matter of clicking away and ignoring it. A person is able to totally avoid opposing ideas without removing themselves from society. Without the influence of opposing ideas and different ways of looking at the phone
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Technology has truly revolutionised the way human beings live, think and act. ranging from a safety pin to an aeroplane, we use it.
the young generation seem to be completely driven by it. that's y they r known as tech junkies!!
the young generation seem to be completely driven by it. that's y they r known as tech junkies!!
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