I found it quite ironic as I began to read this article because just before I had started to read I had to scroll through the entire article first to find out how much I would be reading. What I later noticed though is I had scrolled through the article first to see how much time I would be expecting to read. The length of the article had no implication on whether I would be able to focus the entire time and read it. Now I am not claiming myself as a avid reader of novels, but if texts interest me than I will continue reading until I feel it has satisfied interest and anything else may as well just be a waste of time.
Another thing I did find interesting is that early in the day I had decided to limit my use to certain sites on the Internet in order to use them in a more useful way. What had inspired this choice was the blogs from early this week about how using Facebook and other sites can be useful just as long as they are not abused. This would fend for the ideas of Google to make the Internet a place to gain knowledge of any sorts. And I also believe that this wont let the Internet take over our minds because humans are the ones programming the Internet and expanding it, not the Internet being able to expand upon itself. The Internet search engines are a place for straightforward answers that would normally be used for scholarly work, it cannot be made into a place that can read sarcasm, have a heart to heart conversation with, or keep secrets. Humans will always have abilities that the Internet cannot and that is what separates us. The only way the Internet can become bad for us is if we misuse it, which can only be done by the control of humans and their self will.
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