Week 5: Your Digital Diary and Infographic

I find this generation’s affinity to post and share almost anything is a little out of hand. It seems ridiculous that some people find the need to do this with almost anything they do. If someone had said to me 15 years ago that people would be posting pictures of meals they have to the Internet, I’d say you were a fool. What some people still don’t understand is that with this great power comes great responsibility. There have been countless amounts of issues that people have faced due to hitting “send” on their Twitter account. With that being said, I don’t see it changing anytime soon. There are a lot of people who love to post, as well as tons who love to read them. I mean, people have earned livelihoods from posting things online. Just typing that sounds absolutely ridiculous. It says that our culture is taking a significant turn. It’s hard to say whether it’s a turn for the worse just yet though. It’s also gives indications of how invested people are to their forms of technology. I feel like it’s gone over the edge, but I suppose it could also be the tip of the iceberg.

I thought the 24 hour digital diary was interesting, as it showed me how much I actually use my forms of technology. One part of my digital diary is misleading, however. As I had mentioned before, I grew up in Winnipeg. I have two siblings so I’m used to living in a packed house. Now that I’m on my own, it’s weird not having background noise. So the five hours I spent on my computer isn’t really that clear. Most of that time was spent while I was cooking and cleaning, and not sitting watching the screen. I was pretty surprised when I saw how much I used my phone. I used it mostly for listening to music and podcasts, but I did use it quite a bit to check Facebook, Snapchat, and Twitter. I do not believe that I am as addicted to my phone as most others though. I find myself looking around sometimes to see people’s eyes glued to their phones.