My reflection on The Machine is (Us)ing Us

I thought that this was a very interesting video. It appears that website formation has come a long way over the past 20+ years. I can’t imagine having to type in <p> or <b> every time I wanted to start a new paragraph or bold my wording. The internet's capability has evolved so much that almost anyone can successfully operate a computer or build a website even. It is also neat to think about the fact that everything we ask a computer to do it remembers and grows from. "We are the web", as the video puts it. I never thought about why it is called the World Wide Web. Like a spider web that catches everything that tries to transport through it, the web absorbs all of the information from the people using it and expands into something even larger and more knowledgeable each time. It is kind of amazing to think about. So many people feel they are or actually are connected through the web. I love how the video ended listing things that we need to rethink; family, privacy and ourselves. The web has changed so many aspects of our lives and society. It is hard to imagine life without the web or without technology at all. I’ve heard a saying “love people, not things” and I think in today’s society people are much more connected to their devices than to one another. My hope for my family is that we remain connected to one another and others, despite all of the new technologies and gadgets being released each year.