Free Writing

I remember a couple of days ago, my internet was extremely slow. I did a couple of speedtests and got around 10mbit/500kbit. For some, it’s very fast and for others; like me, it’s extremely slow. I can’t download music, play games online or stream live t.v on my ipad while on Facebook and AIM because my internet bandwidth wasn’t sufficient. In September of 2004, I got my first internet service. It was from AOL, which back then was very popular. Using the 56k modem, I would connect to the internet and download songs at 8kbs a second. It was amazing to me then. Internet seems so fast even though it’s nothing compared to what it is now. While the internet was slow then, my attention span was still pretty good toward things. Now, as time passed and the internet became faster, and more convenient, it’s just hard to focus on everything. What seems like hours is actually minutes when my internet is slow. But this won’t change. The internet will keep getting faster and more accessible. Will this mean our attention spans will decrease more and more as the world advances in technology?