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Originally Posted by gollu
There are more and more people living in virtual reality and noone yet knows what the consequences will be. We are becoming more and more "connected" and "automated"
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I personally feel the "consequences" (as I see them right now) is we will eventually lead to a less educated society. Before people jump on me, hear me out. When I and people older than me were at school there was a big emphasis on learning to write, spell, perform mathematical calculations without aid of a calculator, read/reference text books etc. What I have seen since (and some of this is first hand working in the education system) is there is no longer the importance placed on the basics we once learnt; there is now a push to teach kids in school as young a 6 how to word process, surf the internet etc. How are kids going to learn to spell if from day one in school they use word processors with spell checkers, how are kids going to learn to do basic arithmetic when they are handed calculators all the time.
So the way I see it all going, because of the advancements in technology there is no longer the requirement for people to know, there is now the requirement for people to use the tool in front of them and retrieve the answer. Don't believe me, go to your local supermarket and look at the number of people on checkouts having trouble counting currency. Unless the register displays the change to be given....they have no hope of calculating it themselves.
That said, not all technology is bad. Ereaders don't reduce your reading, same as the ipod doesn't stop appreciation for music, they are just different mediums.