Do, don't think, just get it done!

Produce, Produce, don't think, do... Faster! Our modern lifestyle is slowly consuming the need for critical thought. In many of our schools systems it doesn't seem to matter how anyone thinks through point 'A' to get to point 'B' so long as the correct bubble is shaded. In many work places quantity is far more important than quality. Even our personal interactions have become thoughtless connections.

Facebook connects the world in a way that is so much more convenient than ever. It is genius, it is easy, but it kills critical thinking.




The pyramids above divide critical thinking into six crucial groups. If we were to compare an everyday technology, such as facebook, to the various ways of critically thinking how do you think they would compare? When we use facebook do we have to remember anything? No, we don't. Every thing is posted: All our event dates, the times, all of our comments, all of our conversations, and even our memories are documented through pictures. What is to understand on Facebook? If you want to comment, Facebook says "comment," there is not much understanding needed. You don't even need to create. If you want to tell someone you like something,you don't even need to type " I like this." You press a thumps up.

As convenient as new technology is, it destroys the need to think critically. New technology caters to our fast pass go, go, go society. It caters to our desire not to have to think, and to simply do. Is it fair to say that if technological advances, such as Facebook, actually encouraged critical thinking that they would never become popular?

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