We Are The Future
In an age where the phrase "You've got mail" is second nature and the infinite stretches of knowledge on the information highway are only a click away, we have to stop to think. What are we doing? Where are we going? If there are problems, how do we solve them? There are three main points I'd like to present to you and would like to share my opinion with you. First and foremost, if the world expects us to deal with social, environmental, and political problems, how do we know what they are and what to do about them? Secondly, our generation needs to plan and organize to place itself in a better position to make decisions in our daily lives. We can't let computers do everything, and let human interaction go to waste. Third and lastly, in my personal opinion, I believe that service to community, will help us strengthen the bonds of confidence and fill the gaps of age between my generation and yours. Let's take the first main point. Riots, fascists, discrimination, robberies, poverty, school violence, alcohol, drug, and physical a
Secondly, where communication is all but minimized - it is called telecommunications. Where it is abolished (human to machine communication) it is amazingly labeled "interactivity"! We are terrified of what is happening: isolation, loneliness, alienation, self-absorption, self-sufficiency, it's the disintegration of the social fabric -- so we give it nice names, ignoring the terrible content. The technology is good, but it makes us feel like we need our fellow humans less and less. It makes us believe we do not see them anymore, and they become gradually transparent. Bodiless voices, and invisibly typed messages is what they become. Humans are thus dehumanized, reduced to basic functions. This is an extremely dangerous development. Already people tend to confuse reality with its representation through media images. Actors are thought to be the characters that they play in a TV show. Wars are fought with video game - like elegance and sleekness. Even social functions, which used to require expertise, and therefore, the direct interaction of humans can today
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Approximate Word count = 722
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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