I think peoples' values are definitely changing. It seems that people value connections they make online more than connections that are made face to face. I will be honest; I find it much easier to simply email or text someone than to call them on the phone or go visit them. I think with all of the changes in technology, we are becoming such a fast-paced world. We are trying to do too much with too little time.
What do we value?
I found it very interesting that Digital Nation mentioned that technology causes memory loss. Before there was printed text, poets had poems memorized. When text was invented, there wasn't a need to memorize the poems, so their memory capacities weakened. Is the same thing happening because of digital technology? Do we no longer need to memorize facts because it is just as easy to look them up online?
I was impressed with South Korea's program to teach children about online safety. I think this is an important aspect of technology that is not being taught well at an early age in America.
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