While interviewing some of my fellow students, I came across one common theme: reading is not preferable. Don’t get me wrong, I’m aware that reading is necessary, especially as a student. However, the kind of reading I am referring to is leisurely reading. No longer do my peers come outside on a nice spring day and sit under a tree to read a good book. Quite the contrary, actually. The college students that I know would rather burrow inside of their dorms and visit Internet sites until their eyes are strained. What a waste of a brain.
When I was young, all I ever asked for were books. I was enthralled by their smell, their insights, their knack for whisking me away from reality into lands where dragons roamed and wizards reigned. While I still feel this way about them, I have found that a good number of my peers feel the opposite. During my interviews, my peers stated that they spend the majority of their day on the Internet and their mobile devices. Not surprised. One interviewee actually said that he could not even name two authors from the top of his head. What is happening to the world?
The question I want to pose is this: Would panic ensue if cell phones devices all over the world ceased to exist and the Internet shut down completely? Would the sun implode and the rapture begin? Food for thought.
The Musings of Jessica Smith 