Abstinence

I really had a hard time keeping away from the internet. I was well tuned to using the web.Usually I check emails in the morning, but was not able to. That means any important information was not going to be read. I also pay my bills on-line with my bank. I was lost in what to do. I figured it out, and found my check book which was covered in dust to pay my bills on time. I also found out that I needed to buy stamps to mail it by post-mail. I dont remember the last time I bought stamps, but I know the price of it went up. Wood & Smith talks about CMC and how technology is integrated in our everyday lives.

 Knowing about CMC's, it makes me think about how much technology is a very important in our lives. This also brings a good example on how immediate communication is used in our daily lives to respond to others and how we communicate our daily needs through machines. W&S also brought a idea of the Agora, which is was a open plaza or meeting place for the Greeks to exchange ideas and conversate with one another. They think that the internet as the modern day Agora. I think that we take advantage of the Agoras outside of the internet. We are so busy with the speed of technology, that we forget that their is other places to communicate such as coffee shops, libraries, and such.

The affect of not using the internet was minor. I just went back to basics of how things were done before the internet. I realized that im on the internet more than I should be, and I could try to limit that, but being in college kinds of leave me stuck in the middle of both worlds. Postman talks about Thamus and his teachings. Thamus  explains to keep our eyes wide open with the internet, and that it can be a devil. The internet feels like a nicotine addiction. I feel that I need to use the internet at least 5 to 10 times a day. I can understand where Thamus is coming from. We are given a portal to all different kinds of opinions and interests in the internet. Thamus tells us that the internet can alter our way of thinking and how we see the world. That to me could be a positive or a negative outcome, which depends how you use the internet.