Wow! That was fast!

    The speed at which we receive information has grown exponentially since the advancement of technology.  In the 'olden' times, information was only received when watching the news, listening to the radio, or reading a newspaper.  Or the earlier method was the good ole word of mouth (Martin & Copeland, 2003).  People had storytellers who would share the details of events to all interested parties.  However, as technology progressed so did the inventive ways that information is shared.  

    Technology has turned the entire world into storytellers.  Now anyone can turn on their camera (actual or phone's camera) and share information.  Now people don't have to wait for the nightly news to find out about a new panda being born after fifty years or some tragedy taking place.  People are able to record events on their devices (phones, tablets, cameras, etc.) and share that content instantly with the world.  World events can be shared literal seconds after the event happened.  I have found about world events faster on the internet from people looking to share their perspectives or to just use the event to become famous sooner than I've ever received news from a news station.  Unfortunately, this advancement has the increased potential for misinformation to be shared, as people fail to conduct research after reading something that they saw online.  Leading people to be chronically online, creating adults that rely too heavily on what they experience online and not thinking critically or existing outside of the internet.  But with every advancement people are expecting things to get faster and faster, when sometimes you just have to smell the flowers or stand in the sun's rays.  

 

References

Martin, S., & Copeland, D. (2003). The function of newspapers in society: A global perspective. Praeger.