ESPN12 8/27

In just the first week of class I can already tell I am going to enjoy the class. It was very thought provoking for me and I already have learned new things. As we research this post modern world of ours it is nice to just take a step back from it and really look at what is going on. I find that I learn new things of myself and people around me. The post modern world breaks down social boundaries as we are able to connect more with people from all over the world with programs such as Facebook. However, with that luxury comes a few changes. We now live in a world where everything must be as fast as possible leaving us with the question, why don’t we just slow down for a few and really enjoy what’s going on? Yes, there is something to be said for enjoying the conveniences of speed and the opportunity to get more things done with that extra time, but why not slow down once and a while?
Besides the speed factor in the postmodern world, one is able to see how all generations are changing. Just recently I found out that 4 of my good friend’s parents all have Facebook and my dad now wants it as well. Just two years ago my parents really didn’t even know what it was and certainly 5 years ago they where no using text messages as they are now. The technology in the post modern era has swept through the world and people are just try to keep up, has they do so though, the way we live our lives and communicate is dramatically changing.
The post modern world is not an easy thing to step out of either. Whether one likes it or not, it’s part of our world. Even now that I am able to look more critically at our world, I still find myself being in the thick of it which I don’t believe is necessarily a good or bad thing. Either way, I hold true to what the media advertises and buy their products and I too am guilty of wanting a faster and a more technology filled, socially connected world no matter how it seems to affect us.