... Reading, Concentration, and Change: A 2nd Reply to Kevin Kelly. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
"We find it harder and harder to concentrate in the ways we used to. "
I have not noticed this about myself. But then I am selective in my use of technology. I don't have a Blackberry. I don' have a cell phone. I rarely watch TV. (That to Dave for pointing out that I left out the "not".)
"I have [not?] noticed this about myself."
ReplyDeleteI think he's speaking more for himself than for a general condition of humanity. I'm sure for some people it's true. But it's not for me. But then my life doesn't revolve around either cyberspace or fine art literature; both are important aspects of life, but there's a lot more to it than that. I do watch a little TV, but very selectively. And I don't carry around all the distraction devices that people use nowadays. (I prefer maps to GPS, for example.)
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ReplyDeleteArt, do I read you correctly when you actually admit to using a map to aid you in your travels? Can you do me a favour, please? Take your temp, okay? I'm worried about you; and, that's because I *know* men never use maps nor GPSs nor ask directions for anything from anyone or anywho.
I mean, I put myself through grad skewl driving taxi in Toronto, right; and I never met another driver who'd admit to using a map for any reason whatsonever. Nosirree.
I'd be driven around the block and around the neighbourhood and around the entire city until I was driven around the bend by men swearing they knew exactly where Tennis Crescent was, promise.
'Course, they never charged me, not even when we ended up in Niagara Falls, NY, one time. I just smiled and smiled and let 'em prove it after my initial offer to give a fellow driver directions.
Yep. I got to see a lot of The Big Choke, er, Smoke; and, nope, I'd never use a map nor GPS myself, if you must know (nor do I own a TV nor any of the other distracto-gadgets, either).
Frank's got a Kindle; that makes us look like Neo-Ludds in comparison with him :).