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The 25-year Bet About Technology Reflection

     Kevin Kelly is a well-known writer and founding executive editing editor for Wired magazine. He is also a former editor/publisher for the Whole Earth Review. One key thing he preaches everywhere he can is how he tries to remain positive or optimistic despite the news and media. In his article "The Case for Optimism, " he says there are two main reasons why you should remain optimistic: "One is the general case for optimism at any time. The second reason is a handful of forces at work in the world that make specific cases for optimism at this particular time, in 2021." He is a man that is constantly looking forward to the future and what it holds.      Unlike fellow writer Mr. Kelly, Kirkpatrick Sale was a massive anti-technology author who wrote books promoting the luddism way of thinking. He despises the idea that technology has become such a significant part of our society, leading to the butting of heads between these writers.      The main disagreement betw

Reflecting on the way we read.

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    Imagineanentire20 chapterbookthatiswordedlikethis,nospacesorinterruptionsbetweenwords . Infuriating right? Well , as Mr. Kevin Kelly points out in his article " Reading in a Whole New Way ," he states that until the 10th century, books and sentences, in general, were being written like that. Now that may seem like a long time; however, that was only about 1000 years ago, give or take, and if books were read like that now? I promise you I wouldn't dare pick up a book. Mr. Kelly's article talks about how drastically we read today and how it may not be such a bad thing. While reading on screens leads to action more than ordinarily persuasive books, sometimes action isn't bad. The article also does an excellent job of laying out the advantages both media provide while arguing that reading on screens isn't as bad as it is usually portrayed. Mr. Kelly also provides some rather interesting statistics to show that reading on the screen is much more productive, sta

My first memorable moment on the internet.

 My first core memory from the exploring the internet was the realization that sports highlights were a thing. I was scrolling through Youtube and just looking at random videos when i saw a video title that had my favorite players name in it. Curious, I went and clicked the link and watched the entirety of a Paul George 2017-18 highlight reel. It opened my eyes to not just how talented a player like Paul George was, but that there was such a major market for the NBA and sports world.