What I Want Out of This Class

I really like how this class came to me at a time in my life where I am finally opening up my eyes and seeing how it is taking over/consuming my [social] life. The fact that I could subconsciously let something like the Internet control my free time, and even when I did not have free time, was never a thought that popped into my head. I always said, “Oh my gosh yes I am on social media I am actually addicted LOL” and would always play it off because basically every single one of my friends were addicted to some form of social media, so it was not abnormal for me to be addicted as well. I always would shiver when I heard about technology ‘knowing who I am’ and it recommending things to me that I never even looked for, yet would be things I was actually interested in. From this class, I want to gain knowledge on the true history of the World Wide Web and the Internet and understand how something like my phone and laptop could make something like Facebook or Snapchat so fascinating. I want to learn which people came up with which ideas that helped shape everything I know about the World Wide Web and the Internet. I want to be able to go around informing my family and friends about the history of URLs and how exactly they work. From this class, I want to be able to tell myself to do something creative with technology, rather than aimlessly roam about the web on my phone.