2.) Are these things we should still worry about today? Is this a future we still have to fear?

One fact that sticks out to me in Fahrenheit 451 is the way humans interact which each other that it's a sped-up life and they want short and immediate answers rather than a normal conversation.

2.) Are these things we should still worry about today? Is this a future we still have to fear?

These things should be worried and feared about today. People should be aware that this can happen, and people should congregate to form solutions to prevent this from happening. I believe that old literature captivates a world in the past that is a dystopia, a world that the future would not want to be like. Therefore, the book should serve as a hint to people that this could well be our future in the next century, decade, or even year.

3.) Takeaway

A fact that strikes out to me are that his work was dated to the 1900s but the events and practices in his work are still relevant to today's issues. His works depict the world in which technology will have "unpredictable consequences" on our society. We can see that today. People are reliant on technology to the point where there would be a riot if technology were to be removed. A recent event that happened was when Facebook went down because there were outages of data and network traffic errors. Six hours was all it took for many businesses to lose many sales, people can't communicate with their friends and families, and more. This strikes me as terrifying and shocking as to the world we're currently living in. It makes me wonder what the world would look like in the future.

2.) Are these things we should still worry about today? Is this a future we still have to fear? 

We should start to realize what our world has become and we should take actions to lead the future of our world on the correct path. If we keep referring to technology and not the literature in books, the future society might not even be able to read. Though some might see his shift in the world as progress that every world will have to go through inevitably, it might not be considered as good progress to our world and might lead our world to a path that we don't want to fall into. Just like we have learned, without literature in the book, our critical thinking and thoughts would be limited and we would not have to ability to think critically enough about our decision that would affect the world that we live in. We might not have the solutions to the problem in our world if we stop using books as our guide. Perhaps, we should all take a step backward and reflect on our world and decide on a future of what we want it to become for the future generation.

2.) Are these things we should still worry about today? Is this a future we still have to fear?
 
A part of me believed that the future, one day, will become a dystopia place; perhaps, some nations in our world right now have became one. Fahrenheit 451 was a book published in 1953 by an author who has seen these events happened in history, and it has been 68 years since. The world is developing, and the fact that there could be future leaders with mindsets of a society that contains burning books, invading citizens' privacy, and dehumanizing people, terrifies me because this future feels more realistic as days passes.

3.) One takeaway from the slide

I was surprised to learn that censorship in Fahrenheit 451 began from the people, not the government. This information illustrates that in some scenarios in a society, the citizens could have more ability than the government to destroy a culture because of trends or conformity.

The book Fahrenheit 451 depicts a futuristic world where independent thoughts are highly restricted. The society is under constant surveillance and governs by virtual reality. I believe that the creation of this fictional society is inspired by the current world. We are showing the characteristics of a dystopian society. Similar to F451, governments continue to implement surveillance including surveillance cameras, wiretaps, GPS tracking, and internet surveillance. For instance, it is estimated that there are approximately 415.8 million located in the country. Every move in the city is seemingly captured digitally. China abuses human rights and believes that it will enable them to observe and prevent threats to the regime. In addition, there is a lot of censorship in our world. It’s usually the government that limits and prohibits the news, information, books, etc. This is comparable to the burning of books in F451. A prominent example is the oppressive government of North Korea. The press and news are tightly controlled by the state, and the government only allows speech that supports its authority. Furthermore, just like the world in F451, we continue to be reliant on technology. Technology has become an essential accessory in our everyday lives, so much that we humans depend on it. Everyday life activities are managed through technological appliances and applications. Technologies make work easier, faster, efficient, and save money. However, if we become too dependent on technology, it can greatly affect our species. 

I believe that we should be worrying about the fact that we are gradually building a dystopian world. People should beware that if we ignore what’s happening around us now, there’s a high chance that the book F451 will no longer be fictional and a part of our history. We should learn to balance the use of technology, enhance our critical thinking, socialize and use our right to speak up.   

One fact that stood out to me is the author of F451, Ray Bradbury (1920-2012). As I scroll through the slide, most of his works explored issues that are threatening our society including censorship, racism, and the danger of technology. Through his books, he was able to criticize the problematic social structure, political structure, individuals, society, etc. During the 1950s, the government was very strict about information and writings that were published to the public. I admire the courage of the author. He demonstrated bravery and fearlessness by publishing his works so others can be aware and reflect on the society they’re living in.   

In comparison to Fahrenheit 451 and our world, I think we are a little better. Fahrenheit 451 society doesn't even have a voice or feelings of curiosity at all. We are in different parts of the world. We have different rules. So we have a lot of choices in terms of freedom, thoughts and curiosity. Though, there are places that do not have access to those things. 

When technology is too advanced and we have more access to information. There will be restrictions to block everyone access to those data. I’m sure this restriction will turn the world upside down to a dystopian future. A dystopian society would not be a great idea on Earth right now. A society where the media closed down and manipulated.

One thing that sticks out to me is the title of the book. Fahrenheit 451 is a temperature. It can mean a lot of different things, not just a temperature that burns only books. I’m sure there will be more to discover when we get to more of the book.

In comparison to the book Fahrenheit 451, today's world is slowly resembling the one depicted in the book. Our technology is getting more and more advanced. People's perceptions of reading books to gain knowledge have changed as a result of this improvement, and they now prefer to stay on their phones and use social media instead. This can be addressed as the first step of humanity abandoning books as their source of knowledge. In the present day, we have more rights to do things compared to the world in the book. We are more concerned about our rights and people are willing to fight for them as shown in the keep happening protest whether it's about race, sex, nationality, language, religion, or any other status. 

I had to believe that this might be one of the endless possibilities that will happen if human continue to rely on technology and choose to abandon books. I think that Fahrenheit 451 is something we should all fear and try to avoid. Humans will always be the ones who'll make an impact on themselves and the planet. We just had to hope that our future won't be anything near to what Ray Bradbury's novel is depicted.

3.) Text Takeaways

It was astonishing to see that some of Ray Bradbury's concerns were becoming true. Despite the fact that the novel was intended to be a warning to prevent his vision of the future from becoming a reality, some of the main leading factors have already begun. This implies that our world will someday be connected to or resemble the one displayed in Fahrenheit 451.

2.) Are these things we should still worry about today? Is this a future we still have to fear?
Certainly, this is something that we as citizens should worry about. As a matter of fact, this has already happened in the past so it possibly might happen again. Or if it is happening, we have to create awareness to prevent this from creating something bigger.  If we start trying to prevent this nowadays, we don't have to worry much about the future. But futuristically,  if we don't start making awareness right now, it would be a bigger problem as the world keeps developing in both technological areas and in politics.

3.) 1 takeaway post from the Intro Slides.
1 thing I took away from the Intro Slides is about technological advancement as well as the electronics industry. This includes how the electronics industry became the 5th largest industry and television had a widespread impact in American homes. Moreover, this also includes radio broadcasts, fast cars, and atomic weapons.