The Dumbest Generation

In our first class of Cyberbodies, we watched a short clip from a video called, “The Dumbest Generation”. It was about school children and the youngest generations becoming more and more dependent on technology and whether it is helping or harming them academically and socially. In the video there are reasons for and against this up rise in dependency upon technology in today’s society. I think that the amount of technology is helpful in today’s society, yet very scary and unknown at the same time.
When I signed up for facebook a few years ago, I was so confused and questionable about it. I wondered why everyone was so obsessed with it and I thought I’d never have my own facebook. But once I found out what it could do, I was amazed. I reconnected with my best friend from Utah, where I was born, who I hadn’t talked to since I was about 10 years old. We were inseparable as children, our mothers were best friends, and because of facebook, I could see how she was doing, communicate with her and it was the best thing ever. It keeps friends and family in connection and allows for extremely fast communication. I agree with Mark Bauerlane’s video about the fact that technology and the internet are like oxygen for our generation; we can’t live without them, but it provides us with so many opportunities. It allows for people to get jobs, buy houses, cars, furniture. It allows for children and adults to learn, find long lost friends and to even find a future spouse. These are all positive things, but I know there are negative things as well, which I don’t like to think about. I’d rather continue on the positive trail and make use of this amazing thing we call technology instead getting stuck in the negative mind set. I realize that we will have to face some consequences, but as long as we don't abuse this phenomena, and use it correctly, then everything should work out fine.