When you really think about how technology has changed our lives, it seems like an overwhelming positive--It has brought us together with other cultures, opened up literature and music to us in a simpler medium, and has offered us entertainment and connectability. What could possibly be wrong with such a brilliant step forward in human history? This generation, my generation, is the technological generation--We have grown up with the internet as an option, with cell phones, with everything becoming increasingly convenient. But when is it too much? Often, I try to imagine my life without these conveniences. I wonder how much more I could have accomplished in life without constant distraction from these devices. Has the spread of information disrupted our ability to think for ourselves? When we have a question, we don't attempt to find the answer ourselves--We type it into Google and go. It's the default, for anything we want to know. Has technology spread our ideas in such a way that there are no 'new' ideas anymore? Is everything on the internet clouding our minds? I will admit, the lack of originality within the past few years--In books, film, and music--Has crossed my mind as a large problem. All songs sound the same, all books have similar plots (vampires, anyone?), and all films are sequels, it seems. How can originality be born in such a world, where ideas are too plentiful for everyones eyes? Remixes are clever, but to me, they aren't 'new'. Rehashing things doesn't make them a brand new thought, only something that seems new to the untrained eye. I believe the world needs to 'get back to its roots', and find something new worth creating.
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