Upon reading into week 2’s response article, “The Disappearance of Technology,” by Bruce and Hogan, I became alarmed at the truths of which the article exposed. A frequent technology user since a young age, I’ve found the conveniences and brilliance of technology have become a near-essential part of my life. From my first experiences with computers when I was eight years old, the introduction of upgrades and advancements have greatly altered my life.
Both a gift and a Curse, technology has it’s ambivalent traits - as does almost everything in life. Affecting everything from education, reading, and even handicap accessibility. The greater integration, our awareness of all technology has become near-oblivious.
Since our earliest innovations, America has prided itself on innovation, and the relief it offers. An interesting point made in the article, our need for the innovation could lead to the downfall of both industries and integrities of which we maintain of market. Nearly every aspiring and thriving business has turned a facet of it’s business towards the internet. While this innovation may come as a convenience to consumers, employers are finding it easier to layoff employees whom the foundation of their core was built upon. Journalism, for example, is facing this crisis now. Once powerhouses, prestigious newspapers such as the Boston Globe are panicking due to their naivety amongst technology and how they can productively administer it by a means of employment. Temporary solutions, such as advertisement on websites, have served as minor solutions hitherto today, but there is need for more discovery. Plenty consider this as a time of crisis, but it is rather another step towards innovation which new means of efficiency have yet to be conquered. These discoveries are just the tip of the iceberg.
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