In the reading “Network Technology,” the obvious question which is raised is do we make the internet or does the internet make us? This is very interesting because this question can be asked of really any technology. Often it is even asked of technology in general, but I think technology can either make us or we can make it. It really comes down to how you use it. If you believe in everything you are being told and do not do research on your own, the technology is making us. We only use what we are given and do not look deeper into things.
By making the technology we have control of how things change. The question of do we make the internet or does it make us relates to; Is the internet making us smarter or dumber? As technology advances we are always faced with this question. Technology, depending on how we use it can either make us brighter if we use the internet for research and studying. We can watch things on tv that make us learn and interact. Or these things can be used for silly videos on you tube or to watch sitcoms for hours on end. The internet is only going to give back what we put it into it. Same thing with technology. If we let it control us then it will, but we always have the power as the consumer to control the things we use, buy, and endorse.
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