Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Smart technology grants us
unprecedented, immediate access to knowledge and to each other—a
ubiquitous and seamless presence in everyday life. But is there a
downside to all of this connectivity? It’s been said that smart
technology creates dependency on devices, narrows our world to echo
chambers, and impairs cognitive skills through shortcuts and
distraction. Are smart tech devices guiding so much of our decision
making that we are losing autonomy without even realizing it? Or are
these concerns an overstatement of the negative effects of high-tech
consumption?Source.
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