Food for thought... deep thought?

[mamagotcha]

I tripped over this article recently... an essay looking at what we might be losing as we become Internet people.

I'd like my kids, in particular, to read it, but I'd also appreciate hearing what some of my NPL peeps think (and do you think the rest of the Krewe would be interested in seeing it?).

I'm trying not to color this post with what I think about the writer's suggestions, but I do want to explore them in a future post...

Thanks, gang.

Comments

[nplloquacious.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose the proof is in the reading. I started to drift about half way through. I've also noticed that I stopped reading books many years ago and greatly prefer short stories, graphic novels, and visual (movies, TV) input to "reading a book."

I fall into the camp of computer-users for more than 25 years now. I also tend to go with new ideas, technological or otherwise, because it's interesting. I'm not afraid if reading dies out. Other things will take its place, the size and shape of which I cannot even imagine (which is why I work at a day job and don't make the big bucks, I suppose.)

I found a new search engine recently that is a major shift from what we've seen so far: searchme.com. Give it a look and let me know what you think. As a visual thinker, it has my attention.

Thanks for the link! ;-)

[genderfur.livejournal.com]

Oh, that "searchme" thing is very nice indeed.

I dislike the black background (shrug) and it assumes a nice fast connection. But what is does is VARY kool.

Thankyou.

[nplloquacious.livejournal.com]

Black background... yes, it's so... you know.

:-)