The Very Evil Digital Media (?)

Social-Political Worries

With the advent of the internet, information has become easier to get, and harder to control. Now, classified information is as easy to access as the weather forecast. Is this a bad thing? In my opinion... yes. Some information is classified for a reason. Some people say that we, as citizens of the U.S. or of the world have a right to know, but I disagree. Certain information should be kept secret for a reason, perhaps for our safety.

Social-Interpersonal Worries

This is something I always complain about, but am extremely guilty of. I hate how centered our culture has become on technology, particularly using it as a social medium, but I never do anything to fix it, and I access Facebook and text using a [freakin'] iPhone, so I'm a hypocrite. Oh, well. I still don't like it. So, ya. But I don't like hide from people. I can talk to faces. I do know some people that rely solely on tools like Facebook for communicating. That's just dumb.  Stop it.

Psychological-Emotional Worries

The internet is addicting. And with Stumble Upon, it's getting worse. I get on my computer and will go between my email and my Facebook for 30 minutes doing absolutely nothing, talking to no one. Maybe it's not quite an addiction so much as it is a habit.

It's also interesting to think about how this internet addiction finds its way into other aspects of our lives, from music to movies to research to anything else.

Psychological-Cognitive Worries

This legitimately scares me. We are losing to technology.We are losing the capacity to compute mathematical equations, memorize facts, learn information for the long term, and even the abilaty to spel.

Behavioral-Practical Worries

Maybe technology keeps us inside too much, but I don't feel like it keeps me inside. I feel like I would be inside just as much doing what needs to be done inside, technology or no technology. I mean, Amish people go inside. I went on a bike ride last week, you guys! That's outside.