Changes in information processing and availability have improved our lives in a dramatic way. Even in this class we can see how much it has changed. Just a few years ago no one would have ever thought that people would be able to get a college degree in the comfort of their own home. Even online proctoring has made taking tests at home a viable option. Companies like Amazon make it so I can also order something from my phone and have it delivered the very next day. Efficient and technologically savvy, Amazon even makes the transaction cheap. Everyone in the world has become dependent on having information at the touch of their fingertips within seconds and even now people are complaining its too slow.
I do feel like this is detracting us from our lives in some way. Just as an example, going to college meant leaving your parents to grow up, meeting new friends and sharing life experiences. This is no longer the case. Many students never have to set foot in a campus. Fairfax County schools are even implementing an online program. High school is a major source of socialization, in years to come, when the vast majority of graduates have earned their dimplomas or degrees online, what will their communication skills be like? I think technology is great and although it has also helped humanity live tightly together in "megacities" it couldn't have pushed us further away from each other.
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