The Joy of Quiet – The New York Times

The article, The Joy of Quiet, discusses a very noticeable change in today’s society. Today, our lives are surrounded by technology; almost everything we do is based around some sort of electronic. Instead of going outside to play a sports game, younger generations are choosing to sit inside and play a game online or watch television. Our minds are wrapped up in this technological world and we easily forget the important things in life.

Through this article we are able to understand that as technology improves, so does advertising and marketing. Everyday we are thrown into a world of advertising. We may not notice it all the time because of how use to it we have become. Just walking down the sidewalk people may find advertisements painted into the cement or coupons hanging from the handle of front doors. In order to escape our technological world we have to eliminate ourselves completely from society. When we are able to remove ourselves, we begin to realize and understand the important things in life.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/opinion/sunday/the-joy-of-quiet.html?pagewanted=all?src=tp