Prado’s anthology views the internet’s impact on our brains and thinking styles. Articles express a
gamut of concerns. For example, Bruce McNaughton explains that he uses the newest gadgets and media but lacks the compulsive fetishistic fanaticism of younger users. Editor C. G. Prado fears ‘netness’ when he writes, “people are being subtly and not so subtly changed by use of the internet and social media.” (xiii) Prado sees danger in the ‘sociopsychological ‘effects of web obsession. We see it in the media with the BBC’s popular Sherlock obsessively responding to text messages concerning cases . Mark Kingswell discusses our obsession with interfaces more so than with actual content; Khadija Coxon explores the ‘attention economy,’ and faces fears that, “social media degenerates apparently real relationships, by over-orienting users to virtual worlds.” (41); and Juan Bermudez considers the dangers of instant gratification by the web eroding our sense of self control. Alex Leitch discusses the attractions/problems of exclusive spaces and labor cults that fixate people on sites, and work-related topics. In the end, Prado and company believe social media has not been properly analyzed and may have unknown and uncalculated consequences.
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