The Internet has changed the way we make decisions. More and more, it is not individual humans who decide but an entangled, adaptive network of humans and machines.  (W. Daniel Hillis  229)

This quote resonates with me most among the rest. After I started using the internet online shopping because a very convenient way to gather what I need/wanted. I think shopping online has a way of changing the way you make decisions. Not even shopping, but ads. Your computer remembers sites you’ve visited and even certain products that you’ve checked out. Next time you’re on your computer on any site that allows ads, you’ll see that product pop up reminding you of you’re interest in it. A step further would be Alexa. Alexa listens to conversations and organizes advertisements strictly based off of eavesdropping. Another example that I thought of was recommended videos or songs on different streaming platforms. Humans write algorithms in the form of code for the computers and they process and provide you with suggestions of media you might like based off of what you’re already watching of listening to.

Before I used the internet my mom bought everything for me so, there’s that. I was outside a lot and the only music I listened to was whatever my dad was playing around the house…. And also an Arron Carter CD.

The Joy of Just-Enoughness 

Judith Rich Harris

A brief analogy of how the Internet dispenses information like a ketchup bottle dispenses ketchup. A little information at first then a ton of information all at once. Then there’s the in-between time when you’re getting just enough. I think that’s the time when I was first using the Internet. The excitement to get online and see what you can do and find. Now it becomes just a necessity for a lot of aspects of life. Shopping, studying, applying for jobs etc.