5.1 Notes -> Beneficial and Harmful Effects of Computing
- UAVs/Drones are useful for search and rescue, hobbies, and various things but have negative effects
- UAVs/Drones can result in an invasion of privacy as well as other dangers
- Technology can also produce dopamine which allows us to feel pleasure -> can be dangerous since people will get addicted
- Anthony Rosner was obsessed with World of Warcraft and is a king in that world but in the real world he’s a no one, his grades suffer as well as his body and relationships
- He later realizes just how valuable it is to immerse yourself in reality and creates a vlog called IRL - In Real Life to teach other people how he got away from his gaming addiction
- His films are also very big and renowned world wide -> break from gaming helped him learn how to do this
- Automated telephone trees created to help save employers money and reduce customer hold time
- Can be problematic since customer talking to real person is not guaranteed
Questions for 5.1
- Come up with three of your own Beneficial and corresponding Harmful Effects of Computing
- Makes tasks easier -> makes people lazier
- Provides entertainment -> people get addicted and neglect real life
- Gives people power to do more things -> results in them abusing their powers
- Talk about dopamine issues above. Real? Parent conspiracy? Anything that is impacting your personal study and success in High School?
- If dopamine is the only issue, there are various other things in real life that produce the same/similar effects so not only technology will cause addiction and bad habits. As long as people can control their addictions, it isn’t too much of a problem. I need to learn how to control my addictions as well because it makes it harder to focus in class because of it.