Comments on: Facebook Fallout http://zbowden.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/facebook-fallout/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:23:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Keith Collier http://zbowden.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/facebook-fallout/#comment-217 Keith Collier Fri, 23 May 2008 01:54:45 +0000 http://zbowden.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-217 Convicting. I could be pious and say I never surf the net while in class, which is true, but it is also true that I cannot get an internet connection in class. It seems the grace of the Lord shines on me in this area. Honestly, I don't think I would surf if I had the chance, not as much for my own distraction, but for others. I can sometimes multi-task, but I would hate for the people behind me to be distracted. I sit on the front row so I won't be distracted by other people's computers, text messaging, doodling, etc. Convicting. I could be pious and say I never surf the net while in class, which is true, but it is also true that I cannot get an internet connection in class. It seems the grace of the Lord shines on me in this area. Honestly, I don’t think I would surf if I had the chance, not as much for my own distraction, but for others. I can sometimes multi-task, but I would hate for the people behind me to be distracted. I sit on the front row so I won’t be distracted by other people’s computers, text messaging, doodling, etc.

]]> By: SWBTS Blogspotting: Articles, Book Reviews, Questions « SWBTS Bloggers http://zbowden.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/facebook-fallout/#comment-216 SWBTS Blogspotting: Articles, Book Reviews, Questions « SWBTS Bloggers Thu, 22 May 2008 20:11:55 +0000 http://zbowden.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-216 [...] writes about “Facebook Fallout.” Are you [...] [...] writes about “Facebook Fallout.” Are you [...]

]]> By: Ched http://zbowden.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/facebook-fallout/#comment-215 Ched Thu, 22 May 2008 17:55:02 +0000 http://zbowden.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-215 Yes, very good. I think you've hit on the fascinating point. Most people who will read this essay (Mohler's and the original) will do so by means of the techno-savvy practices described in the essay itself. For instance, the website of the journal where the original article was published has four or five advertisement or special web banners in the sidebar. So, even in reading the essay about the value of a focused attention, the reader must (by the nature of the medium) process multiple things at once. Catch 22. Yes, very good.

I think you’ve hit on the fascinating point. Most people who will read this essay (Mohler’s and the original) will do so by means of the techno-savvy practices described in the essay itself.

For instance, the website of the journal where the original article was published has four or five advertisement or special web banners in the sidebar.

So, even in reading the essay about the value of a focused attention, the reader must (by the nature of the medium) process multiple things at once.

Catch 22.

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