iGod reading

This reading was kind of a letdown to me because the articles we have been reading recently have been getting better and more interesting. This seemed to be just like the article about women on the internet. It was very repetitive and lacked any singular focus. It felt all over the place jumping from topic to topic. The article was primarily about artificial intelligence and technology’s role in society. 

            This article compared to “Black Holes” was very opposite in the overall take of the article. First many, many different topics were talked about in this article, while “Black Holes” was primarily focused on black holes. There was a lot of imagery, and use of descriptions to help make a complicated subject simple. The “iGod” article was clearly not meant for a generalized audience, but rather a well-educated audience with a focus in technology.

            The facts in this article are a high point, as the author is clearly well informed on the topic pulling a lot of different sources for his variety of topics. He focuses on experts in each respective field to help his argument and provide more in depth knowledge in each subject. The article feels however very overloaded with all this information.

            The abstract idea is also prevalent in this article as it describes the uniqueness of technology. It has no shape or form and continues to grow exponentially, how it is becoming part of human thinking. How universal technology is how the author connects into the abstract idea of Huxley’s 3 ideas.

            The personal aspect is clearly noticed with the urgency of this integration of humans with technology is inevitable and upon us. This directly connected with me as it really opened my eyes on how intertwined I am with technology and my life is almost impossible without it.