Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier

"Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier" presents what it means to live in a 21st century digital world. Technology has taken possessions of our lives so much that it over-affects our lives than it should have been. The document allows us to consider the issue of excessive usage of technology in our times. Multitasking is one issue that the document brought up. The director interviewed some MIT students who had to be connected to internet 24/7. Allowed to use their laptops in class, they constantly surf the internet or text which does not disturb them from concentrating on the class. They proudly said they are great multitaskers. However, after the test, it turned out they were terrible at every aspect of multitasking. They get distract easily. Technology lowers people's performances, rather than increasing. Moreover, technology has invented game addiction. People get immersed in their games and are confused what is real and what is not. To solve these problems, Korean government decided to teach young kids internet etiquette so they use it properly since they are the next generation whose lives are connected to internet and use it more than ever.