Landlow Hypertext Article

This article was definitely the most difficult for me to get through out of all of the articles that we've read so far. He referenced so many people and books that I wasn't sure of, and he used a lot of words I was unfamiliar with. His writing was not very personable, and the article seemed to drag on and on. I found his point about the hypertext reading sight to be very interesting..."you can't read a book in the bathtub" and "reading on a computer takes away the pleasure of encountering the physical object" both rang very true to me. Technology takes away the fun of reading in a way. We become focused on the presentation, rather than the text or words. Linking is the most important fact about hypertext. I never really knew this or thought about this, so I found this insightful. I guess it's true, you need to link everything on the internet. When he said the very speed of networked electronic communication changes our experience of publication, I could really relate to that. Everything is online nowadays, even newspapers. We have to apply for things online, it is so out of the norm so do things on paper anymore. Even responding to one another is done online, and we can have an answer withing minutes. I find it interesting to think about how hypertext has become such a big part of our culture and lifestyle. It's just part of who we are now, so we don't even think about it until someone points it out. As much as I hate technology for always seeming to malfunction and make things more difficult, I also couldn't imagine my world without it. I'm attached to my laptop, and if someone took that away from me, I'd be completely lost.