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By: E-Learning » Blog Archive » Is the Internet Killing — or Nourishing — Storytelling?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:08 +0000

[...] statement is probably true, though Macintyre offers no evidence. (Stephanie West Allen cited this blog entry in which David DiSalvo points out the lack of any citations that support Macintyre’s [...]

By: bridgetmurraylaw

bridgetmurraylaw — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:17:47 +0000

At the risk of sounding like the pro-gun argument that guns kill, not people, GAG), it’s how we use the tech more so than tech itself that’s to blame.
I agree that Macintyre doesn’t present much (really any) evidence to back his claims, but Macintyre would possibly counter that he wasn’t doing science journalism. He was doing more of a think piece.
In any case, as you point out, we invented the technology, so it’s up to us to control it and decide how we use it. When any new technology came out (TV, phone, radio) it was always blasted as killing family time, storytelling, personal time, the book, you name it. But we still have all these things. Just maybe not as much. It really comes down to your own personal values—how you want to divide up your time.

By: April Peveteaux

April Peveteaux — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:47:20 +0000

In spite of Carr’s admission to the contrary, I really don’t know any other avid readers who are no longer able to enjoy a novel due to loss of attention span. I’m quite capable of reading online and off – and wonder who these people are that are somehow being forced to choose. Lame.

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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:35:10 +0000

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By: Todd Essig

Todd Essig — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:46 +0000

Great list, thanks for sharing it … also, after your thorough thrashing (well-deserved) of Macintyre I’ve made a note to always stay on David’s good side!