Amusing Ourselves To Death Analysis

Though Amusing Ourselves to Death was published in 1985 and The Shallows was published in 2010, both authors tried to inform its readers of the alarming signs. We are blind and not even aware of it. The invention of technology has transformed it users to become flat out lazy. Carr once said, “ Once I was a scuba diver in a sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a guy of a Jet Ski.” We no longer can enjoy the adventure of scuba diving because it takes too long. We now prefer Jet Ski’s so that we can go accelerating speeds and feel the adrenaline rush. At one time, we possessed a linear mind. We were focused and enjoyed reading without distractions. It’s harder now to sit down and read a book, write an essay, or even focus. The Internet has changed our minds and us. In spending just 5 hours on the Internet, our brain can rewire itself. The human brain contains many things that shape the way we think. Our brains contain 100 billion neurons that have different shapes and sizes. The normal size neuron produces 1,000 synapses, which help us understand what to think, who we are, and how to feel. Neurologists once thought that
Our metaphors create the content of our culture.”(Postman) Media is the message. What we know of the content is the metaphor. Languages are our media. Metaphors create content of our culture. McLuhan once said, “Media now matters more than the message.” Image is also more important that your message. The infamous Miley Cyrus name is always circulating in the tabloids. It is not because of her message, but because of her wild wardrobe that causes her popularity. Image is the first thing that we think of when we think of a person. We now live in a world full of distraction that deters us from the more important things. For the past years, the linear literary mind or typographic mind has been the norm. Reading, writing, communicating clearly has been what everyone has been use