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 * The Dell Theory of Conflcit Prevention (What Happens When We All Have Dog’s Hearing?) (This article needs to be revised in some way. I am not saying to be mean, but the grammar and rhetoric is somewhat rough.) **

In this chapter 14 of Thomas L. Friedman, The World Is Flat, 2006, it discusses the increasing level of connectivity we all have become while at the same time there is growing levels of human and/or environmental disconnect that is happening. .  We are at a point where multi – tasking has become an art form. We are text messaging in meetings and classrooms, driving while using our cell phones, listening to our IPods as we are running or doing other tasks. It is happening on so many levels. As you are reading my summary on the blog you may be downloading free music or videos while catching glimpse of your favorite sitcom on TV. Also, do not forget that you are responding to every vibration that your Blackberry does.

 Friedman also mentioned that because of this high level of connectivity we miss out on life’s natural occurrences. He stated we no longer truly interact with people because we are interrupted by or engaged in technology. For example, in public transportation we can be on the train, plane, or automobile and with sitting next to or being driven by a person and not have a general conversation because we are constantly typing SMS – short message service – text messages on their phones. Moreover, we made engage in our laptops. We are writing a document, downloading, or even checking our e-mails. Friedman is saying, what happen to knowing your fellow – man. Exploring the human relationship when we are in the outside world has become passé. He said that soon we’ll have to artificially re-create the experience of “out” (Friedman, 2006, p. 518). The trivia conversation like talking about the weather that generates human interaction is finding it hard to invoke meaningful dialogue.  Within the chapter, Freidman also made a reference of a colleague, Linda Stone, in regard to human disconnect. Stone coined the phrase “continuous partial attention.”The technologist uses the disorder when referencing two people doing six things, devoting only partial attention to each one (Friedman, 2006, p. 516). We no longer interested our in surrounding in public. Do we really take notice of the environment? Freidman gave an example of when, in the past, he went to a ski resort to ski and he would normally have brief conversation with person(s) who would share the ride on the gondola. He stated he would sometimes learn something new from the conversation. Unfortunately, technology has interrupted that human connection.

 Friedman’s other observation on how all this connectivity effects our interaction and public life raises some concerns, and his assessment should be taken lightly, as well. Friedman revised title of the chapter  “What Happens When We All Have Dog’s Hearing?”  to clearly illustrate the magnitude how flattened the world is today. Millions of people are authors to content that are set up on blogs, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, and other sites on the internet. Friedman discussed that some of the sites are considered somewhat harmful or harmless and deem it as a fun way to be connected, however, the content that a person authored can be held against them in the future.

 He pointed out that the information or views that person authored is not protect and can be easily accessed. People’s contents on many sites are reverberated on the world-wide web. Once you author a piece on the internet there is an accountability that is associated with it. Now it may seem harmless to most young people who use the aforementioned sites. On the other hand, what happens when they are reckless or risqué with their content?Does it go away? No. Their content can be recalled many years later. The internet is provides transparency to the world. Friedman gave an example of how a person’s resume provides limited amount of information of a future employee; however, the employer is able to use a search engine for more transparent information such as a person’s character. If that person was a part of site that have negative connotation and he or she shared their views that aligned with the site, it is there for the world to read and share. – We All Have Dog’s Hearing.It is very alarming to know what a person authors on the internet can be detrimental. Friedman gives four suggested rules in regard to being responsible flattened and interconnected world Parents and teachers need to help young people understand that their reputation will start to be cast in cement at a much earlier age than previous generation (Friedman, 2006, p. 527-28). · Is to develop a thicker skin. This the world we live in now: Those who court the public eye with achievement or their antics, and even many who don’t court it at all, will have to learn to put up with more “digital stuff” being thrown at them by more people from more places with fewer restraints and greater ease than ever before.  **Second rule:** · Is to try not to wasted too much of time reading this stuff. Internet addiction: afflicts adult and teenager alike. · <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Is keep it all in perspective. Not all, but most of this “stuff: just becomes more noise in the massive global echo chamber. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Fourth rule:** · <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Is let your kids know what world they are living in.
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