The Internet is Cats

This is Jake:

I know the Internet is cats, not dogs;

I'm trying to change that.

Suspicious Snow

            Without technology, odds are you would never meet Jake—and when I say technology, I mean the Internet. This connective separator has the distinction of bringing the entire world to our fingertips while simultaneously pulling us apart. Instead of living in an insular regional society, we can experience anything with people halfway around the world—instantly.

            Wait, what did he just say? Example time! Right now, I am listening to All Eternals Deck, an album by The Mountain Goats. Without the technology of the modern recording industry—for which I am extremely grateful—I would only get to hear these songs if I actually went out into the real world and saw The Mountain Goats in concert. What a hassle, right? But up until the 20^th century, that’s how it was. The average Joe might have only seen his favorite symphony or Jazz artist a few times in his life. The advent of the Internet in the last 20 years has taken this one step further. Now, I can buy everything The Mountain Goats have ever written on iTunes; I don’t even need to see the light of day or make small talk (dear God, no!) with the cashier at CD Central.

            Overall, I unequivocally favor the progress of technology. It’s just important to understand the effect it has on us. What does it mean when we would rather spend time doing a "live-tweet" of The Real Housewives than, well, anything real?