Social Connections Steven Johnson Analysis

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Steven Johnson’s essay, “social connections. “States that the arguments of different views. He quotes Thomas Friedman about technology. However, Johnson thinks otherwise on Friedman’s thoughts. Johnson is less worried on what Friedman thoughts are on the social disconnection of the connected age (414). Johnson says that technology has brought us close to people who are so far away. He also thinks that Friedman’s argument has some truth to it, but doesn’t fully agree with him. In Johnson’s first example he talks about the subway system and how people would ignore each other with their newspaper or their books. Johnson also states that he “rode the bus for about 15 years before APPLE introduced the iPod.” and says nothing has changed

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