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The Dengler Domain: The Internet

I am writing for the Traer Star-Clipper because I want to figure out how the old days match up with today’s society. I want to relive the past and see its impact. Maybe it is an old musician or a past fashion fad, I want to be told about it. I want to see how I relate to it.

Email me at sean.h.dengler@gmail.com or drop it off at the office, and I will try to relate to this part of history.

I want to start off with the internet or the lack of internet in the past. Growing up the internet was woven into my life. The dial up days have come and past. The internet is fast as possible except when it freezes on my favorite YouTube video. Education, endless amount of information, and its double edge sword makes the internet unique. Imagining the internet not being a part of life is unfathomable.

From North Tama to the University of Northern Iowa, the internet was a part of my education. It is impressive to see how students of latter years succeeded before the internet. Getting an education would be hard without the internet. Spending hours in the library looking through actual academic journals does not sound appealing when writing research papers. Being taught in the classroom with film reels and not from videos on the internet would be an interesting experience. For everyone not having the internet through their education should be commemorated.

To experience the internet is to feel an immersion of information. Whether it is Facebook, Twitter, or ESPN, I am gathering good and bad knowledge. This time consuming knowledge can be helpful and not helpful. This information on the internet is in endless amounts. Time used on this information could be used on gaining practical experience. Growing up without this immersion of information would lead to a simpler life. The only knowledge is found in the physical world. This information can be controlled, and there is a degree to which it ends.

The internet is also a double edge sword. While it brings us closer together, it causes less in-person interactions. Messaging people is easier than talking to someone face to face. This loss of interaction is what I would like about the pre-internet days. Having a good conversation with someone is better in person than over the internet because it feels more personable. Knowing someone on this level is more rewarding than having a long email chain.

Growing up without the internet is a scary prospect. Our society would not be where it is today without the people who grew up without the internet. This is commendable, and I appreciate everyone who lived through this experience. I would like to live in a no internet world until I needed to order a birthday present on short notice. Regardless, people who grew up without the internet built the internet. This is an amazing accomplishment.

The Dengler Domain: The Internet

I am writing for the Dysart Reporter because I want to figure out how the old days match up with today’s society. I want to relive the past and see its impact. Maybe it is an old musician or a past fashion fad, I want to be told about it. I want to see how I relate to it.

Email me at sean.h.dengler@gmail.com or drop it off at the office, and I will try to relate to this part of history.

I want to start off with the internet or the lack of internet in the past. Growing up the internet was woven into my life. The dial up days have come and past. The internet is fast as possible except when it freezes on my favorite YouTube video. Education, endless amount of information, and its double edge sword makes the internet unique. Imagining the internet not being a part of life is unfathomable.

From North Tama to the University of Northern Iowa, the internet was a part of my education. It is impressive to see how students of latter years succeeded before the internet. Getting an education would be hard without the internet. Spending hours in the library looking through actual academic journals does not sound appealing when writing research papers. Being taught in the classroom with film reels and not from videos on the internet would be an interesting experience. For everyone not having the internet through their education should be commemorated.

To experience the internet is to feel an immersion of information. Whether it is Facebook, Twitter, or ESPN, I am gathering good and bad knowledge. This time consuming knowledge can be helpful and not helpful. This information on the internet is in endless amounts. Time used on this information could be used on gaining practical experience. Growing up without this immersion of information would lead to a simpler life. The only knowledge is found in the physical world. This information can be controlled, and there is a degree to which it ends.

The internet is also a double edge sword. While it brings us closer together, it causes less in-person interactions. Messaging people is easier than talking to someone face to face. This loss of interaction is what I would like about the pre-internet days. Having a good conversation with someone is better in person than over the internet because it feels more personable. Knowing someone on this level is more rewarding than having a long email chain.

Growing up without the internet is a scary prospect. Our society would not be where it is today without the people who grew up without the internet. This is commendable, and I appreciate everyone who lived through this experience. I would like to live in a no internet world until I needed to order a birthday present on short notice. Regardless, people who grew up without the internet built the internet. This is an amazing accomplishment.