Tyler Perez- Meaningful reflection.

Age of Earthquakes  is a fascinating analysis of the current human relation with technology. One of the
first things that caught my attention was the styling modeled the internet in an ironic fashion.  The
characteristic styling of the book that used drop down boxes, meme formats, loading screens, and
other elements was in addition to the short sentences that abruptly lead to full pages of text that felt
tedious aimed to point out our ever shortening attention spans seeking instant gratification. While
also pointing out subtle ironies that  we give ourselves too much free time on our phones leading to
an endless dependence on validation from likes or the inability to let ourselves just sit and be bored.

I personally found the most profound part of the book to be the page that describes loneliness to be
not a lack of people but instead a lack of things that feel important to you. In conjunction the main theme
of the book, essentially says that the technology has changed our minds to perceive that a new
exciting sunset picture or viral video is something that we should find to be highly important.

One other specific page I found interesting is (the one shown below) and how it juggles with the
perspective of the dutiful worker and the unemployed bystander.  This page specifically interests me
because I feel like I never want to retire in the future, I want to have job that I love doing, something I
can feel proud of.  The thought of looking down on someone because they have to work provokes
some interesting thoughts about how I enjoy being able to binge YouTube on my phone and if I’m not
careful, I can let it take precedence over the things I actually want to do.