Monday, December 13, 2010
Ezra Klein Response
Ezar Klein's "Being 'fully human' online," can be read here if desired. His short article is about people and their online experiences, and how their real life dreams can be fulfilled on the internet. It also explains how people can "escape" from their lives when they log onto their computer. Now, technology is more advanced than ever before. Being born into this technological era, I have no idea what I would do without my cell phone, computer, television, radio, or most of my everyday tools. Klein brings up many important points, one being that people can be whoever they want online. No one knows your true identity on the internet, even when asked to give personal information, we all bend the truth a little bit. We can create our own perfect world that we can go to whenever we need an "escape." Then there are those people that use this to their advantage in a rather disturbing way. I'm talking about those online pedophiles, and predators that are always out there. Has the internet created dream like haven, or an unsafe online world?
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Or is the internet like any other tool? It comes with costs and benefits.
ReplyDeleteCar = safe travel vs pollution
gun = peace keepr or killer?
Heck, I once had a student addicted to huffing airplane glue - has airplane glue created a world of addicts or a slew of happy hobbyists.
GREAT JOB! Keep it up...
Having the link to the article was a nice touch