Technology plays a huge role in everyday writing and
composing by enabling mass communication. It is now possible for a piece of
literature or important piece of news to reach a sizable audience in a matter
of minutes. Not only has the speed increased but the diversity and geological
spread of the people. The World Wide Web has created a world where people
across the globe can communicate with each other with very little effort
exerted.
Technology has also gotten people more involved in
communication through the creation of social media. Everyday writing loses its
appeal when a reaction by the audience cannot be seen by the person who created
the exigency. Getting likes on a Facebook status or followers on Instagram or
twitter can encourage a person to keep posting things onto digital media. These
incentives didn’t exist (or at least were not as apparent) before technological
advances which might be a reason as to why people did not write as much.
In regards to the readings question about what people do
with their free time and why it should put towards more productive things, the
answer is very simple. People like doing things they enjoy, which usually
revolve around unproductive and lazy activities. The Z boys, as mentioned in
the article, were able to take a relatively unproductive hobby (in terms of
societal advancement) and transform the skateboarding culture worldwide. These
hobbies that people do in their free time can generate new ideas and change
cultures as is the case with the Z boys.
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