Vanessa Duran

English 101
Essay #2 Rough Draft

In today's world, the media is as necessary as our everyday needs. In generating

and influencing public opinion and improving democracy, today's media plays an
excellent role. Therefore, Social media can be used as news media. In democratic
systems, it plays an important role because it allows for participation by citizens. In
other words, it is important that the news stays accurate when it comes to stable
political networks so that it does not impact the degree of confidence of citizens.
However, the internet has a stronger impact than ever before on people now.
It is reasonable to think that if our ancestors were alive, they will see a very
weird and unfamiliar planet. Our world is constantly evolving, from politics to the
environment. Technology is one part of civilization that is continually advancing. In
our present-day world, the usual forms of communication and study are changing, we
have just reached a new decade, and I believe it is time for old patterns to be disrupted
and replaced with new and advanced ones. Not only does technology drive our society
forward into a modern and advanced age, it binds our world in a way that people never
considered possible. Without technology, at the same time as our ancestors, we will all
be trapped, never going on to see a better future. Although technology comes with its
glitches, it brings so many wonderful things, such as peace, to our world. For people
anywhere and everywhere, technology is a really positive thing, no matter how old, it
supports us in every part of our everyday lives, and it's a thing that can't be done
without.
In my opinion, I’d say that social media, the internet, and smart phones been
beneficial to us because traveling and communicating abroad is simpler now than ever
before. The popularization of smartphones and social media provides the world with
constant and quick access. The emergence of social media and networking in recent
decades has profoundly affected globalization. Modern technology innovations
continue to transform the way we think, feel, and act, and live. Digital media has
brought communication to a larger extent of interconnection and complexity. Mobile
access allows for conveniently accessible and easy contact. The consumers have power
over what is observed and what is seen and shared. By improving the quantity and
quality of interpersonal communication, these interconnected systems can make
communication simpler and smoother by improving both the quantity and quality of
interpersonal communication.
According to Nicholas Carr Nicholas carr, in the article “Is google making us
stupid”, “it says with Facebook and Twitter and the like, the traditional relationship
between political authority and popular will has been upended, making it easier for
the powerless to collaborate, coordinate, and give a voice to their concerns.” Also in
Gladwell’s article, he states that “ The world, we are told, is in the midst of a
revolution.” The two illustrate two separate scenarios, one set in a period when
technology was used the way it is today, and the other was more modern times and
how both conditions had a comparable effect but used distinct approaches. Therefore,
they both have different opinions. One addressed the effects of the 1960s lunch
counter-movements with ideas about the loose social groups on Facebook and Twitter
that activists aim to catalyze. Gladwell's piece criticism of the latest applications of
the current generation of modern tools. They both believe in technology is not
benefiting us, if anything it is enabling us for real connections to take action against
causes (Gladwell) and lacking in our way of understanding information (Carr).
Gladwell in his essay ultimately does think technology, primarily in social media can
be very powerful, but what's the point if what is being presented could be
misunderstood. On the other hand, Carr completely is against technology and what it
has done for us, he believes it enables us to think for ourselves since everything is at
the palm of our hands. We no longer take the time to read a book or be social in person
anymore since everything is being portrayed digital. The fact is that when via
Facebook or Twitter, very few big advocacy campaigns achieve. The strong
comparison-and-contrast with Birmingham and the broader civil rights movement
throws harsh relief at the possibility that we are minimizing and deracinating
protests, and I think that's a positive thing.
Also, in the article Gladwell points to some of the positivist ways in which social
media has changed the environment due to social media. Gladwell states, Facebook
and Twitter... make it easier for the powerless to collaborate, coordinate, and give the
voice concerns." Gladwell shows that through technology, our world has become
more connected. with technology advancements, come downsides as well as Nicholas
carr. In the essay Is google making us stupid? Carr claims that" his mind now expects
to take in information the way the Net distributes it." Downsides are coming as well as
Nicholas. The connection is that the internet can provide potential harm to other
aspects of reality in ways that are not always ideal.
In conclusion, Without technology in our lives, it will be a very different place
in our world. Technology not only gives us a fresh and better means of talking, it gives
us new and interesting ways to research and bring ideas out to the public more
quickly. People need to remember that across history, society has always changed, and
that technology is now one of the things that is making a major change. Our scientific
advancements have been and will always be a positive thing that our planet will
always benefit from. Gladwell and Nicholas Carr have very different views on
technology but relatively meet halfway with the understanding that it's an inefficient
tool for society. They both demonstrate real life events to show their beliefs on
technology and the poor value it brings to the principle of today. Lastly, id thinks that
it is beneficial for us but at the same time, there can be some disadvantages.