Today generations have more access to technology than previous generations. The technology is a way to expand and distribute knowledge. Technology has not made this generation dumber, but it actually helped this generation to think of innovative ways that furthered our society. It made our life much easier, but it surely does not mean that the current generation is the dumbest. It actually helped the generation to grow smarter and made our brain smarter.
When receiving information one must be able to take the time to digest and process the information. It gives one a better understanding of the information. This is related to society because people never really have time to relax and think about life and its meaning. They just hear about it and take it as the truth. People should be able to think for themselves and come to their own
Attention! American media is relentlessly causing you to be stupider. Read on to find out how you can keep your smarts. It is titles like that, which George Saunders believes degrades the combined intelligence of the American population. More specifically, he identifies the problem as a gradual acceptance of media geared toward profitable news.
People are becoming more moronic then we already are. In the “Pedestrian” by Bradbury, he believes that technology is ruining lives and our society. What he says is true people are becoming too infatuated. This is a story about a world where people are stuck watching television then being outside. If you don’t have a television you are presumed as crazy.
In his seminal work, “Class in America 2012,” Gregory Mantsios challenges the prevailing belief in the American Dream, arguing that socioeconomic class significantly influences an individual’s opportunities and outcomes. As Mantsios himself states, ‘All Americans do not have an equal opportunity to succeed, and class mobility in the United States is lower than that of the rest of the industrialized world’ (Mantsios, 2012). This statement not only contradicts the idealistic view of America as a land of equal opportunity, but also highlights the stark reality of class immobility. Mantsios’s work was particularly relevant during the time of its publication, when societal focus on economic issues was heightened due to events like the Occupy Wall
Ray Williams talks about how America as a whole is foregoing conventional knowledge and replacing it with what could be considered more self-absorbed information in his article “Anti-Intellectualism and the Dumbing Down of America”. He goes on to include a quote from Susan Jacoby, paraphrasing senator Moynihan, about “the triumph of video culture over print culture”. This is of great interest due to the fact that if someone wants to learn a skill or get information about how to accomplish something, one of the first places that individual goes is YouTube. Although senator Moynihan made a great point with his quote, the quote that resonated with me was made by Catherine Liu when she said “We don’t educate people anymore. We train them to get
A Rhetorical analysis of “Generation Velcro” In “Generation Velcro,” Dorothy Woodend discusses the lack of basic skills and knowledge that is being passed down from generation to generation, and how this could be a fundamental problem for both generation Y and the future of planet earth. Woodend, setting the tone for her article, asks the question, “[i]s this generation heading into a coming dark age with little more than the ability to update their Facebook statuses and watch YouTube, all with laces untied?” (par. 7). She contends that “[t]he inability to concentrate in a world of competing bits of information and constant multitasking have led to brains that can no longer keep up,” implying that this problem of concentration is inhibiting this newest generation’s ability to learn the skills necessary to sustain our world properly (par. 12).
Aldous Huxley, the creator of “Brave New World,” warned about the constant barrage of distraction and its potential to become more important in our lives than facing the problems that affect us in his novel. In the novel, he created a dystopian society where people are kept pacified and controlled through entertainment, consumerism, and instant gratification. Citizens are constantly bombarded with mindless entertainment, drugs, and superficial pleasures to distract them from critical thinking and confronting societal issues. Aldous Huxley stated “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” Effectively showing that ignorance of the issues that stand by us will not change the fact that the actions are still occurring and affecting
Over the ages, relationships have made drastic changes. From the relationships of men to women, or even parent to child. Things will continue to change as time progresses. In modern times, things have changed the way we feel and act on relationships. In The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom, there are many faulty points towards relationships, and I believe that the main issues with his arguments is that they have not held up against the tests of time.
The article “The Dumbing Down of the American Mind,” by Doug Soderstrom, states that there is a very dangerous phenomenon occurring in the United States of America. It is the willful tendency for Americans to forgo reality in favor of believing what they want to believe. The author, Doug, uses irony and sarcasm to voice out his opinion about the Bush-Cheney administration, and somehow relates it to the five reasons he gave why we are in the state of “dumbing-down.” According to Doug, the unwillingness to learn of this generation, the tendency of our country to compartmentalize their religious belief from science and philosophy, and the procurement of freedom with the expense of responsibility and the interest in the needs of others
Steven Pinker wrote “Mind over Mass Media” which tells of this claim is more false than true. Pinker reminds us that if technology was actually making us more stupid, then how are we scientifically better than ever before. Critics are believing that the mind is being shaped by everything it is seeing and hearing. The only problem here is the lack of self control people have when it comes to the distracting parts of the internet we use so often. People tend to find themselves reading tweets instead of articles now.
How lost is mankind, that nurtures itself so much on mindlessness, that it no longer functions properly enough to recognize its own demise? “Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business” written by Neil Postman and “Brave New World” written by Aldous Huxley. Never have I considered the society that we live in to be a dystopia before those books. I had always been politically-inclined enough to revel in the importance of society and the understanding of the intricacies of our government, the need for its perpetual criticism by the common man, and the value of young intellectuals, satiating themselves with the constant need to lead and play a role in government. However, in all I thought that I have grown to know, never had I truly known the pervasiveness of ignorance more than with each turn of the page from these books.
Technology has paved its way into everyday life and is continuing to display its heavy influence on society. To many Americans technology poses as an “easier” way of living. One can simply whip out their mobile device and Google any question that comes to their mind at any given time. This concept seems to be completely fine to many Americans and most seem to be comfortable relying on technology to give them information. Because of peoples’ willingness to do things to live an easier life, they fail to realize that their ability to learn is now at the hand of another person.
Freedom of speech is one of the many essential core values that The United States of America was founded on. The United States Constitution and Bill of Rights prohibits the United States government from making laws which may infringe on our natural right to free speech. Without free speech, our generation and future generations alike would lack intellectual vitality. Being exposed to different ideas and beliefs is necessary for people to be able to formulate their own personal beliefs. Taking away or limiting free speech would be living life fearing that you will express an unpopular opinion in the eyes of certain people.
Public Education Crippling Children John Taylor Gatto was born December 15 1935 in Pittsburgh are in Pennsylvania. Gatto attended the university of Pittsburgh and Columbia. Gatto ran for the New York State Senate 29th district in 1985. Gatto had many jobs including working as a script writer in the film business, hot dog vendor, taxi driver, an ASCAP songwriter and much more. Most importantly John Taylor Gatto was a teacher for 29 years but was not just any regular teacher in New York.
