"Disconnected" Response

“Disconnected” is a documentary that, I believe, was created to spread a bold message, that young adults of today's generation can survive without technology for an extended period of time.  While it was portrayed as a daunting task for these three college students, they all seemed semi-confident that they would successfully cut computers from their life for their set period of time.

            One of the first thoughts that came to my mind after hearing what they planned to do was, “How in the world could young adults of our generation consider cutting computers out of their daily lives?!”  As a college freshman, I have come to realize how crucial it is to be in contact with professors and classmates.  The most convenient way to achieve that contact is in fact through emails; a.k.a computers.  I imagined how I would react if put in a similar situation, and came to the conclusion that I probably would have failed very early on in the experiment, that is if I had even chosen to enter the experiment in the first place. 

            Further on in the documentary, it becomes clear that the students may have overestimated their ability to abstain from computer use.  While one student remains dedicated to avoiding her computer, the others look for loopholes in the rules of the experiment, by using a proxy, or consider giving up completely in order to access their email, Facebook, and blogs.

            “Disconnected” very much confirmed my initial thought, that this task would be quite challenging and maybe even too much to endure for some students.  I admire the three students for attempting this experiment, but I believe I am too absorbed in the technological world through school to consider cutting my computer out of my life.  Of course, this realization is  further supported when one recognizes that I watched said documentary on my laptop, which is also being used to type this reflection. 

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