A little extreme, don't you think?

Sometimes when I'm reading I wonder where the ideas these authors have come from. But then I think further, and realize that anything is possible.  All of these ideas about the Internet taking over the world seem out of this world, but that's the point isn't it? When I was born, only 21 years ago, the world would have thought the technology we have is out of this world. So, how can we say anything is impossible?

Jaron Lanier, author of "You are not a Gadget" has a very logical view of how technology can effect our lives and take us over. In a way, I agree with him. I admit that I, along with most of my generation, am addicted to social media.  I love checking my phone to see updates and find myself irritated if there aren't enough updates to keep me occupied at one time.  How can we rely on something so impersonal for communication? Jaron's book has a way of pointing out very vividly that we have to take control now, before we lose it all together.

"The New Digital Age" brings me to the same conclusion.  The way Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen describe technology and how it continues to develop at an unbelievable pace proves that anything is possible.  They describe our technology being antiques in the future, and it is hard to picture what more they can do. But technology has proven it has no limits in ability and power.  It is hard to admit that these technological addictions can be just a harmful as any other form of an addiction, but I believe it will continue to prove that it is.

Well, that's all for tonight. I've got a lot of thinking to do on this topic!

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