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Essay / Digital Technology - 2374
Technology is an element of human existence that evolves through generational progression. Each generation has approached technology and its impact on their lives very differently. Younger generations continually express impatience with their predecessors' deliberate desire to incorporate innovative technologies into their daily lives, while their predecessors wonder why their successors are so eager to incorporate such crude technologies. The terminology commonly used to refer to this difference of opinion is known as the "generation gap." Historically, we can observe this contestation through the information revolution initiated by Johannes Guttenberg, the inventor of the printing press. Guttenberg's invention caused chaos, upheaval and great apprehension on the part of the older generations of that era. It was no longer necessary for individuals to adhere to the priest's words, so people could read the text and formulate their personal interpretations for the first time in history. There has undoubtedly been colossal progress in virtually every aspect of human life since the advent of Guttenberg's printing press. However, this prodigious evolutionary leap has produced relatively identical responses, comparable to what modern society recognizes as the digital revolution. During the digital revolution, digital technologies have emerged that have surpassed the most radical visions imagined by previous generations. Modern society today recognizes that the digital revolution is progressing at incredible speed and that a significant generation gap has once again emerged. The current gap is the result of the complete education of our youngest generation in the world of digital technology....... middle of paper ...... An instantaneous shift in our attention when we are Online can make our brains more agile when it comes to multitasking, but improving our ability to multitask actually hinders our ability to think deeply and creatively. (Carr, 140) and “Even if Net Geners can learn to focus more quickly than their parents, that doesn't mean they will be able to think more creatively or deeply about a complex problem. » (Tapscott, 108) However, recognizing that digital natives' brains are different requires understanding that the learning methods with which digital immigrants have succeeded will no longer be enough. The methods used for education cannot remain analogous to the past. It is necessary that education evolves in conjunction with the evolution of the human brain; otherwise, education will be far from adequate and will become irrelevant to modern society.