Smarter Than You Think
For me, the most interesting part of this article was the life logger. I never heard this term before. I find it to be a little extreme to record almost everything that occurs in your life. Although Bell is able to recall everything from years ago, I don’t think he’s able to truly enjoy the moments as they happen because he knows in the back of his mind that he will be able to just replay them on his computer
later. It kind of takes away from the “Special” moment.
However, I can also see the positive side to this. In Roy’s experiment, he was able to see his father play with his son all thanks to technology. It just goes to show the more positive benefits.
Even after reading this article, I am not convinced. Having all this information at our fingers is great and has made strides for humankind but it is also overwhelming. Everything piles up and there is no where to put it except in the trash. Honestly, how many people still look at their million vacation photos from 5 years ago? Or how many times do you flip to you child’s first birthday party during the year. We store these memories in our computer because we convince ourselves that it will always be there and we will eventually get around to looking at them again.
I would rather enjoy the moment and try to hold on to the memory as long as I can until my brain decides to replace it with a new one.
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I remember going on vacation with my parents and my mom wanting to document every single moment. The second she would take out the camera my brother and I would run for shelter, because she would always insist on us posing a specific way and making sure that the memory was captured perfectly. Now, looking back at those pictures I realized that I don’t really remember the events that surrounded the time of the picture but I can vividly remember the picture itself. So I agree with you that trying to document a memory does take away from experiencing it. But also I think that it does help you remember the event when you look back at it. So technology and the current society that dictates for us to document our every move comes as a blessing and a curse.