Welcome to My Fragmented Society

In today's world, we are interacting with media all day and sometimes all night long. From iPods and cell phones to TV and computers, we are always plugged in. This blog is about how I interact with media and how it affects me and those around me. Hopefully the posts are short enough to hold your easily distracted attention.

Monday, November 1, 2010

The New Generation

I've decided that I need to come to terms with the fact that I am no longer part of the new generation. Technologies will progress and mediums will shift and I will forever struggle to catch up. Progress is a great thing, but one thing that is not so great is the way kids are growing up as slaves to technology.

Four days per week I babysit a six-year-old girl. Her mom is adamant about her only watching a few minutes of TV per day, but this morning when I showed up at seven in the morning, she wanted to go on youtube. She likes to go on there to see how other kids are playing with their American Girl dolls and can sit in front of the computer all day. She is constantly distracted from normal conversation, especially when she is in front of the computer. What kind of world is it when youtube comes before reading, writing, and homework for first graders?
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  1. Howie GoodNovember 2, 2010 at 5:14 AM

    i saw a Windows ad last night while watching the World series that suggests their phone/software can break the spell that people's phones and apps cast over them -- technology solving the problems of technology. yeah, right.

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