I really enjoyed connecting the problems that arise today in the discrepancy on media with regards to how the past generations viewed advances in their time and that printed books were being created and that even that simple change in media created a storm of how it would change the way text was absorbed and the depth at which people would be able to consider it. I agree very much with quote about why we read, "we seek an enlargement of our being. We want to be more than ourselves... we want to see with other eyes, to imagine with other imaginations, to feel with other hearts, as well as with our own." This just goes right down to the core of why I read for enjoyment, I love to see a new world and I love to see a new point of view based on what the author thinks or what kind of point of view he is presenting or arguing. I also really liked the model for human communication "CBS" - clarity, brevity, and sincerity. It is a very accurate portrayal of how people actually communicate. I feel that while this excerpt presented good variety in points of view of whether technology was going to be destructive or beneficial, I felt a lack of settlement in the case as I did not have the full text to read. I would be interested to see the Author's own ultimatum.
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