Sherry Turkle, Director of the Initiative on Technology and Self at MIT, and Nicholas Carr, Writer for the Atlantic, both argue that the internet is reprogramming us in various ways. In “The Empathy Diaries, “Turkle writes about her concerns about the modern age of technology. She expresses that with the introduction of technology in regarding the new generation, computers hold the capacity to take the place of the conversation. With Turkle, she reminisces about the “generation that first encountered networked personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s. These were machines you “went to” when you wanted to play games, or write, or work with spreadsheets, or send email. Computers offered aids to productivity and many new pleasures—but they did not suggest that text might displace talk” (349). Although the introduction of newer technologies has allowed for more opportunities for heightened experiences, Turkle highlights the hinderance of communication as a result. In addition, Carr approaches the conversation of technology with skepticism, unsure about its implications. “Never has a communications system played so many roles in our lives—or exerted such broad influence over our thoughts—as the Internet does today. Yet, for all that’s been written about the Net, there’s been little consideration of how, exactly, it’s reprogramming us. The Net’s intellectual ethic remains obscure” (5). While Carr acknowledges that this technology is seen as a communication system, he distinguishes that technology has had an active role in reprogramming us. Personally, I share both of Turkle and Carr’s worries, respectively. In Turkle’s argument, I agree that technology has heightened our experiences and productivity values—but it also has resulted in lack of communication and awkwardness in the conventional conversation. To add more food for thought, Carr’s belief is also accurate. As we become more and more aware of this social awkwardness, we are observing the long-lasting effects that technology has upon the person.