In March of this year, "Polk County undercover drug investigators stormed the home of convicted drug dealer Michael Difalco near Lakeland. While some detectives hauled out evidence such as flat screen televisions and shotguns, others threw strikes, gutter balls and worked on picking up spares."I find that amazing. For 1 whole hour (according to the article), investigators played the Wii instead of, well, investigating.
I hope you all enjoyed my short post. Thanks for reading,
-Armaan Vachani
(sorry about the small font, I don't know why it won't change)
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Yeah, I found this kind of disturbing. I was reading this in the computer lab during lunch with Henry and Justin and were just laughed for a bit.
Though I don't know the full details, it seems what they did was an easy way to get money for something fun.
That's true.
I think I might be able to link this to something more meaningful.
I think this might portray the fact that technology is taking over the world. Im scared that in a few years Americans will be lazy (More so then today, believe it or not) and this will have an impact on our daily lives and can have an impact on our government as well.
A good representation of what im talking about was in the movie "Wall-E". The humans were all fat, they did'nt walk by them selves, and they were even told what color was "Hip" and what to eat drink and when to sleep. Basically they had their lives being run for them.
I think this example of the investigators is a prime example of where we are heading as a country. More electronics, more entertainment, more things to distract us from our daily lives.
Or more important, things to distract us from our JOBS
-Jacob Schroeter
Jacob: Nice connection there.
A little more on Jacob's thought is the movie Idiocracy, for those who have not seen it, the first 10 minutes is definitely worth it. The rest is good but not really worth watching if you don't have time. Anyway, it portrays the idea that people will be so reliant on technology that the general intelligence level will decline. For example, should you need to fix your toaster, you can take it to an automated technician, it will fix it, and back home you go.
Anyway, just another example, Jacob otherwise summed it up already..
The sad thing about this is that... I'm not surprised... at all. I think it wasn't so much that Wii is at all addicting its just that those people just didn't care. Do their job or die happy. Hmm.. I'm not so sure.
Personally, I'd like to choose die happy, but that's my opinion.
Lily
Thats exactly what I was getting at. Its the fact that people will eventually not care for jobs and their responsibility. They will all just want to be happy and have fun.
Which I mean you cant blame them, but its something I hope we can catch before it happens.
And to follow up on franklin's 10 mention of the first 10 minutes I just remembered a part where it shows a rocket launching from earth.
The rocket goes past a gas station (the price is something like $30 bucks a gallon...which I found humorous) but when the rocket breaks through the atmosphere it crashes though a wall of satellites. Just shows how much we might end up relying on technology. Satellites are the key aspect to a lot of our current entertainment.
-Jacob Schroeter
I think this might also be a comment on the dissolving confines of reality when people in a "real life" situation blend seamlessly with a virtual reality. "Second Life" is the start of this strange era (http://secondlife.com/whatis/) but I think that world problems and terrorism/ anti-Western sentiments will give the US a constant reality check which will prevent us reaching the "Wall-E" extreme.
As I was reading, I was continually face-palming. They do not deserve to be investigators if they're going to "invest" their precious and limited time on the Wii. People really have just lost a sense of control. To be honest, I'm just appalled that this is even an article. As to what Jacob said, this is a process that's been gradually rising on a global scale, if not just a domestic one. Technology is two fold, we MUST learn to balance the consequences. We shouldn't even have to learn, but that's a different story. However, balancing can be hard for some people.
Syanara √
-Andrew Oxendine 3°
I also agree with Lily on that fact that people are just lazy and do not always do their jobs. Many people try to find the easy way out instead of working hard.
Jacob, I really like your connections, but I just want to discuss one of the things you said. You stated that "this might portray the fact that technology is taking over the world." I agree with you that people are becoming lazier and lazier. However, I think it is a bit of a stretch to say that technology is taking over the world. Just as Lily stated, I think the behavior of the cops just shows peoples' laziness and unwillingness to work hard. Also, this article about the Wii is only a small representation. Therefore, I do not think that this article can be used to imply that the world is being taken over by technology. I agree that technology plays a huge part in the world, but i just don't think that the Wii is an example of this.
Haha sorry everybody... I think i changed my mind. Now that I think more about it. I guess technology is really starting to take over everything. The Wii is just an example of one of the smaller distractions in today's world.
Those lazy cops...
OH no thank you for the short post. I found this very strange and highly amuseing. Even the Very top investagators slack on there job just like me. I am silghtly addicted to my Wii lets be honest technology is way more fun then work. But on another point they should really be doing there job it seems theres is more important then mine.
You all say technology is taking over and we need a balance. But how much time do you all spend using technology (ex. the computer to do this blog)?
Armaan: I think that part of the reason we spend so much time with technology is because of what you said–so much coursework (this blog) now requires a computer and internet access. Having technology is convenient (I won't complain when teachers post notes online), but there is definitely a danger of laziness (If I get get the notes later, I'm not doing them in class).
-Esther A
Esther: Also, we would be more tempted to wander off on sites such as Facebook or Myspace and get distracted from homework or other fun things we could be out doing.
Another article I think you guys will find interesting....
http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/525232.html
(I would hyperlink it, but I'm lazy right now)
And Jacob, the first ten minutes of Idiocracy that I was referring to is the proof that the world's average IQ is dropping.. ;] Amazing proof and sadly, it makes sense, but it has its flaws.
Also, people brought up the point that using technology is a bad thing that directly leads to laziness. Technology is a very very good thing to have. If it weren't for technology, we wouldn't be able to go to Disneyland without having to walk for a week. Heck, we wouldn't even have Disneyland. We're not becoming more and more lazy, people are just coming up with more and more ways to do things more efficiently and effectively. Just because someone does their taxes in Excel and not on pad and pencil is not a symbol of laziness. Also, with distractions around us. It's because people are inherently lazy, not because technology is making us lazy. It just makes it easier to be lazy. I, for one, refuse to use Facebook, AIM, etc. when I have a load of work to do. Just because it's there doesn't make us lazy. Just because we have a car doesn't make us want to drive to our next door neighbor's house.
This is sad to know that the investigators were palying the Wii instead of doing their jod. I mean what does that show to society? and people who believe in them to do a good job?..Well i wouldnt even bother getting some investigators to do the job. I mean yes the Wii can be addicting, but atleast now how to control yourself whiel working. But the article was pretty intresting.
I agree with Josh. Society has become very dependent on technology and technology is taking over the world. Even though technology has its advantages, it has its disadvantages.It can help kill time, but it can sometimes cause us to procrastinate. For example, a lot of us procrastinate by going on Facebook. I bet if Facebook wasn't created many people wouldn't procrastinate as much.
Obama should have called these officers idiots!
When everyone says that "technology is taking over the world," it makes it seem as if technology is a bad thing. Technology is the reason why we have been able to advance this far.
But i do think that this would only happen in America. No offense to all Americans, but we as a whole are a very lazy nation (in my opinion).
"I think it wasn't so much that Wii is at all addicting its just that those people just didn't care. Do their job or die happy. Hmm.. I'm not so sure."
Sidetracked, yes. Uncaring, no.
They were serious when they first entered the house, but they obviously relaxed when they realized there is no danger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z5uHBfevrU
Looked more like they were on break.
Besides, they only played for only a couple minutes.
They were probably thinking that "since I'm going to be here for a while, and we're on break, why not go and play with the Wii?"
I wouldn't quite say the cops are lazy or national disgrace. Many of you have sidetracked conversations when the teacher is giving a lecture, but does that mean you're lazy or uncaring? Most likely, no, considering the fact that you will be tested on the material.
Though it’s true that technology is advancing at an immensely fast rate, I don’t think that the advancement of it has anything to do with the cops being sidetracked.
The article was portraying the lack of commitment of other cops, who were playing Wii, during the investigation. Like what Jessica said, it’s just kind of disappointing to know that some people out there aren’t doing the jobs that they’re supposed to be doing. I don't know if that's really considered being lazy, but I feel like they're being just being more careless.
oops .. my last sentence made no sense.. *I feel like they're just being more careless.
To me, this is just another example of how these games can be so immersive and distracting towards our daily lives. If there was one thing I would like to change about myself, it would be to spend less time on playing video games, and more time doing productive things (but I am still working on that). Maybe if we switch out that guitar hero guitar for a real guitar, we could much more talented and self-improved. Maybe, if we trade in all those gaming hours for school time, or even playtime hours, we could save a significant amount on brain cells, and waste less hours in our young lives.
Sebastian Escobar
To me, this is just another example of how these games can be so immersive and distracting towards our daily lives. If there was one thing I would like to change about myself, it would be to spend less time on playing video games, and more time doing productive things (but I am still working on that). Maybe if we switch out that guitar hero guitar for a real guitar, we could much more talented and self-improved. Maybe, if we trade in all those gaming hours for school time, or even playtime hours, we could save a significant amount on brain cells, and waste less hours in our young lives.
Sebastian Escobar
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