Age of Earthquakes Written Response

Michael Han

8/12/2017

English IB 12

Summer HW

When I first read this book I was immediately filled with thousands of questions. I noticed that without the internet we lose an important part of ourselves. From this book I realized that the internet has been so ingrained in our society that it becomes part of our identity. I fell in to deep thought as I started to grasp how big the internet has influenced us. I saw how internet influenced us in everyday situations such as google, smart car, or youtube. If didn’t have this it would leave an empty hole within us as our attitude has also changed through internet. In Current times if you don’t have the latest update then you’ll complain about how slow or how long it will take. I also agreed with the fact that time is going faster because as a society we mindlessly spend hours and hours on cat videos. I also noticed that internet has become a 2nd identity or a mask for some people. People can act nice or happy in real life but as soon as your online you are anonymous and you ridicule others just because you’re bored. I was also interested when the book stated that although you can connect with more people with the internet you feel lonely because you are ridiculed if you try to be yourself. The internet will show no mercy to people that try to be themselves by going against the trends. “The future doesn’t care about you” I agree with this as the world will move on while advancing technology with or without you no matter what you do. The world will continue to invent and develop; you are only a small speck from the 7 billion.

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