I'd like to comment on the article, but I just can't seem to stay focused long enough to read it.
Having only skimmed a bit of it, I have to echo Hathor's sentiments, that it's a matter of medium. If I print out the article, I'll have a much easier time reading it. Can't explain why -- does it have to do with scrolling, or eye strain, or something else?
As for how we're fed information: I do find myself frustrated sometimes when I'm away from the Internet and I want to know the answer to a question that could be answered trivially by looking it up online. And I also think that people get a lot more information than they need by spending time poking about the Internet. However, I don't think either of these phenomena is inherently negative.
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Date: 2008-07-23 05:53 pm (UTC)Having only skimmed a bit of it, I have to echo Hathor's sentiments, that it's a matter of medium. If I print out the article, I'll have a much easier time reading it. Can't explain why -- does it have to do with scrolling, or eye strain, or something else?
As for how we're fed information: I do find myself frustrated sometimes when I'm away from the Internet and I want to know the answer to a question that could be answered trivially by looking it up online. And I also think that people get a lot more information than they need by spending time poking about the Internet. However, I don't think either of these phenomena is inherently negative.