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Dorothy Nixon The Paradox Of New Technology Summary

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In the essay “The Paradox of New Technology” by Dorothy Nixon, the author proposes that for every new advancement in technology we lose something. Nixon uses the telephone as an example, she states that in the early 1900s, Americans counted on the mail as a form of communication. The invention of the telephone changed everything, the telephone made it easier for people to communicate with family and friends. Mothers were able to speak to their children in far distances in an instant. The author hints at that after the invention of the cellular phone, people became dependent on it. Nixon believes that because of the dependency on new technology, people have lost their peace of mind. If a person couldn’t be reached on his or her cell phone, the person calling would become nervous and leave various messages. The author uses a story about seven people in their twenties that went backpacking and were out of cellphone range, …show more content…

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