Friday, August 20, 2010
Can cell phones, internet, television, etc. be like an addictive drug to us? Whenever I am using the internet on my computer for homework I can't help but be sidetracked by YouTube and watch a video of something that doesn't have anything to do with the homework; or when I hear the television on, I can't concentrate on my homework because I get this urge to watch the television and I eventually fall into the temptation. Is Postman right when he says that our soma is the technology that entertains us like television and the internet? I for one think so because I think I am an addicted to these things. I also can say without a doubt that some of you guys are addicted to these things to because I know a lot people who always have a cell phone on their hands or have a Facebook, MySpace, and a Twitter page, some of them also admit that they cannot live without their cell phones. What do you think?
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I don't know about television being soma, but with a little help from subliminal messaging, anything can seem addicting or necessary. And it doesn't help the cause when you watch television increasingly more next time. It is a sneaky combination that attacks our priorities and sends us reeling down the worng paths. Why do we choose to do this? Because when we do worship technology we feel as if we were doing something right, which is as close as i can come to relating this to soma.
ReplyDeletei think that technology is like some in the sense that it can have the potential to distract us from reality. yes, some of these types of technologies allow us to communicate with people, but often times they are abused. an example of this is a person listening to an Ipod while ridin their bike. In doing so, they are not paying attention to thier surroundings as closely as they should. this is what some does, it casues the user to be less focused on reality.
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