http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/ Switched Comments for Then and Now: How Far We Are From Y2K, and the Tech That Got Us Here http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 27th 2009 6:57AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/A new word has entered the lexicon: Google (noun and verb). MVP of the Boston Red Sox in 1976? Google it. Want to find others interested in classic Malaysian dance in Philadelphia? Find them on Yelp. Wanna see Snooki get slugged? YouTube it. The world is at your fingertips, which can feel incredibly daunting. No matter what, someone's blog will always be better or more popular, someone else will get the scoop on the new 'Spiderman' movie before you, someone else has written the wiki before you even knew what a Wikipedia was. ]]>Dec 27th 2009 8:02AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 27th 2009 8:03AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 28th 2009 8:25AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 27th 2009 9:51AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 27th 2009 10:26AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 27th 2009 10:27AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 27th 2009 10:28AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 27th 2009 10:32AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 27th 2009 11:35AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/The Internet has virtually set us back socially to the pre-telephone days. I wonder what Alexander Graham Bell is thinking looking at this nonsense for all the work he did to allow us to HEAR each other.
It's sad. Really is.
And even at my age I say a birthday or any occasion that ever called for a hand written "Snail-mailed" card still does call for at least that. And email is shows no thought or effort since we know the sender fires off a few dozen to a few hundred a day without a thought. I don't care what Dear Abby & Ann Lander's Daughters say about us having to bow to the times.
The Internet's made thoughtlessness, coldness & lack of interpersonal relations all but extinct. And when I say Interpersonal I say that's wide open for interpretation.]]>Dec 27th 2009 1:44PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 27th 2009 12:34PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/While we do text people while in the presence of others, it's not a problem. People understand. Plus, it's a GREAT way to keep in contact with your close friends. Seriously. I love it. And I don't think it has any real problem with our imagination, as I stated previously. I know I'm being redundant, but that's because this is a redundant subject.
Also, an interjection about the issue of having knowledge at our fingertips -- what's the problem with knowing things? I personally love being able to text google if I have a question and being able to look up great restaurants in an instant is a fun way to find new places to go. Learning is the one thing that I, and many other people that I know, enjoy about our lives more than anything. And it's GREAT to know that I can find out about African Fish etc. by the touch of a button.

One thing I DON'T like is how teens text while driving -- I put my mobile in the back of my car on silent while I'm driving and it would be nice if others would do this as well.]]>Dec 27th 2009 12:52PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 27th 2009 1:01PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/
Overall, I'm thankful for computers and cell phones (you couldn't pay me to touch a coin operated disease factory ever again), but the side effect is a ruder culture.]]>Dec 27th 2009 1:37PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 27th 2009 1:56PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 27th 2009 11:20AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 27th 2009 11:37AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Hey if you find one of those blockers. Let me know. I'd like to know why every state isn't seeing the revenue bonanza in setting down laws against driving phone in hand and really making it priority #1 for all patrol cars. I can't remember the last time I saw a women in a car without a phone in her hand and the more stupid the driving behavior the more sure you can be that when you see the driver they'll be on the phone. They say in the future they'll plant blockers in the paving of roads. Well the technology exists and we need jobs so there's a public works project that only morons and narcissistic idiots would not applaud!]]>Dec 27th 2009 1:44PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/http://www.switched.com/2009/12/27/then-and-now-how-far-we-are-from-y2k-and-the-tech-that-got-us/Dec 27th 2009 11:43AM