Reflection

Blogging, for the most part, has not been difficult. The most challenging thing for me was being able to put myself out there, expressing my personal opinions and allowing anyone to read and comment on them. I’m almost relieved that no one has ripped me apart yet. Even though this was my least favorite part of the blog, it was probably the most interesting. I enjoy exploring all my classmates’ blogs after making a post. Reading some of their opinions definitely gave me a new perspective of the issue at hand and sometimes made me rethink what I wrote in my blog.

I think that my web habits, for the most part, will go unchanged. I do agree with Carr and Hedges, but as a college student I do not believe that I am abusing the Internet to the point where it will severely alter the way I think. I often find myself losing concentration while reading, but it has yet to become a problem where I’m concerned about it. That still doesn’t mean that I am skeptical of the Internet. These last couple weeks have convinced me that instant gratification is becoming more of a foe than friend. Yes it makes life much more efficient, but it has the capability to alter the way we think to the extent that it may be damaging to us personally and socially.

I think that my attitude toward reading and writing habits on the web has stayed about the same. I still feel that social media is doing more bad for our generation than good.