I posed this question in an earlier post, asking whether Egger's thought technology or people were the problem and I have come to the conclusion that it is without a doubt people's own fault that privacy has completely diminished in our society and people have become more surface level and completely lost any sense individuality or strong character. Yes, technology does allow for this to happen but it is not forced upon us. We invite the high tech gadgets into every aspect of our lives. In Egger’s book Mae describes the feeling of posting for thousands of followers to see as a “buzz” like an adrenaline rush. Today, often one’s popularity is discerned from the number of ‘followers’ one has on twitter or instagram. People are constantly tweeting and posting pictures. A tweet can be about anything from your current mood to how many times you went to the bathroom that day. Kids tweet about big fights with their parents or siblings. Will even curse out their teachers for sometimes thousands to read. Privacy is thrown out the window. People invite this invasion and cannot get enough of it. True alone time is almost unheard of. No matter where you are, one can always be in touch with thousands of people through their smart phones and networking sights seeing what people are up to and interacting with them.
I have to admit that I am no doubt a part of the problem. I bought and read The Circle on my ipad. Right now, I am lying in bed typing this post on my laptop. This, is an internet BLOG for everyone to see. My phone has buzzed exactly four times in the last minute. I check my phone constantly. I tweeted about dreading doing this project. I will probably log in to Facebook before I finish.
There is no way to avoid this truth that Egger’s pointed out with his cautionary fable.
WE ARE THE PROBLEM.
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