Tapscott Part 3

           Everyone nowadays is judging and criticizing the negative effects of technology and more specifically social media. This is happening so often that we start believing that there are only negative consequences after all. We forget the reason why they were created in first place, and why are we buying and using them as much as we do. After reading the third part of this book, I put some thinking on what those reasons were. We are the first ones to judge how big of an addiction this is, but we are also the first ones to get addicted. We cannot live without technology anymore. Just think of every simple thing we wont be able to do. Not even communication would be the same. Not even information available for us. The fact that we know what is happening around the globe, is due to technology, and I personally would feel lost if I didn’t know what is happening around me.

            Someone has to provide us the information, someone has to make a statement to all of us, and make us act right? How would we be able to do that, if there is no way of communicating around the world? There is no way, we need Net Geners, and we need them to expose us to all that is wrong, so we can do something about it. Last year a lot of bombing and terrorist attacks happened in Europe, and honestly the way I found out about all of those were by Facebook. Posts and Reposts about children and families that need our help are all over and that is all due to Net Geners. A lot of people talk about how a “LIKE” or “SHARE” is not enough to save them or help them, but in my opinion it does help a little bit. Every “SHARE” or “LIKE” is probably at least one hundred more people that are going to be able to see the Post. Not everybody has the ability to send money, or do something else for the people on difficult situations. If you can’t do anything, at least provide the information to other people that might be able to help. A concern I have is about fake information, because the Web is also full of that, and it can be dangerous sometimes. I have heard of cases where people believe in fake news and loose money, but as in everything, it will always have a negative side.