Is Computers Slowing us down ?
I would start by saying that i am not going to place my points in favour of the computers, because everybody is aware of it. Computers reduce time, helps in replicating fast blah blah blah blah .......
I am putting forward a few points which really need some retrospection :
It had slowed us down. Even for simple calculation like adding or multiplying two numbers, we feel the urge to use a calculator/computer. This strong urge has to be killed first before we start our mental calculations. Here we are losing precious time.
Why do we say that Indians are more intelligent the Americans? The situation is not at all like that. Americans are also as intelligent as us, but the only difference is that they have become too much reliant on machines. They trust machines more than themselves. That loss in self confidence has reduced their creativity to a large extent.
Till now , by and large, computers hadn't penetrated the masses in India. So people were using their mind power more. With the coming of the computers, people are becoming dependent on the computers. Such is the extent that even small tasks are becoming difficult to accomplish without them ! That time is not far when students from the underdeveloped countries will come and take up the reins of the education and research system in India, just as India is slowly climbing up the ladder in the US !!
Our mind is such a complex machine, nothing can replace it. Its above everything. When you are seeing something, or drawing a line or arc, you dont even think twice about the co-ordinates across which your hand is moving. Your eyes ees it and estimates it instantly. Machnes have to actually process such information. Each and every move is calculated. These calculations are done after the user gives input in terms of discrete numbers. Its really pathetic.
For large tasks, its impossible to acheive without computers. But for small tasks, we have to stop using the computers. It shall keep your grey cells active and open to new ides, which you shall apply in a larger context with the help of computers !!!
I am putting forward a few points which really need some retrospection :
It had slowed us down. Even for simple calculation like adding or multiplying two numbers, we feel the urge to use a calculator/computer. This strong urge has to be killed first before we start our mental calculations. Here we are losing precious time.
Why do we say that Indians are more intelligent the Americans? The situation is not at all like that. Americans are also as intelligent as us, but the only difference is that they have become too much reliant on machines. They trust machines more than themselves. That loss in self confidence has reduced their creativity to a large extent.
Till now , by and large, computers hadn't penetrated the masses in India. So people were using their mind power more. With the coming of the computers, people are becoming dependent on the computers. Such is the extent that even small tasks are becoming difficult to accomplish without them ! That time is not far when students from the underdeveloped countries will come and take up the reins of the education and research system in India, just as India is slowly climbing up the ladder in the US !!
Our mind is such a complex machine, nothing can replace it. Its above everything. When you are seeing something, or drawing a line or arc, you dont even think twice about the co-ordinates across which your hand is moving. Your eyes ees it and estimates it instantly. Machnes have to actually process such information. Each and every move is calculated. These calculations are done after the user gives input in terms of discrete numbers. Its really pathetic.
For large tasks, its impossible to acheive without computers. But for small tasks, we have to stop using the computers. It shall keep your grey cells active and open to new ides, which you shall apply in a larger context with the help of computers !!!
posted by Sabya -C H A C H I @ Tuesday, March 21, 2006
2 Comments:
At Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:57:00 AM,
ProfPlays said…
you start off with a horrible error in the headline?
At Saturday, April 08, 2006 1:21:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
I truely agree with u ....whatever u ve written is up to d mark.N iam happpy there's some one to make everyone aware of some true facts which may be difficult to work on...But good one ..
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