I remember the first time I saw the internet. I didn't really know what it was, how it worked, or what its purpose was. I just remember walking into our spare bedroom/office and my dad wanted to show me something called the internet. What's funny is, I don't even really remember what was on it, except one little thing. A small icon of a football. I suppose it was something my dad had bookmarked, probably ESPN or some kind of sports website. It was supposedly this momentous, exciting thing, but to me, it was just a picture on a screen.
Oh, how times have changed...
I can't even imagine going a more than a few hours without the internet. I check it for everything. All the information I ever need is right at my finger tips, and I've gotten quite used to it. The majority of my communication is done through the internet. Work, school and personal communication is handled by email. Then there is AIM, and of course Facebook, MySpace and this blog.
I wonder what effect all this technology will have on my generation and the ones after it. I was definitely in the middle generation. The one that remembers a time when this technology didn't exist, but yet can't imagine going without it now. Interaction with others, research and communication have all clearly been affected. I guess there's really no way of knowing what the future holds until it arrives...
But, I predict lots of carpal tunnel.
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