Society is dead

For this week's blog I read the article "Society is dead:We have retreated into the iWorld" by Andrew Sullivan. Sullivan starts off by describing the streets of New York City and how they become quieter then before. He claims this is due to personal mp3 players and ipods "giving us a universe of our own." This is Sullivan building an argument, he makes a claim that some may consider true, but other may consider absurd. Sullivan says these people are "oblivious to the world around them." What he says next is what gives him the credibility to make this claim, he admits to being one of these people and being a user of "the little white box." So what makes him different from the others?

Upon leaving for a trip, Sullivan forgot something very important to him, his ipod. What was a panic at the time turned out to be a mind changing instance in his life. Now he can compare both lifstyles, one with the escape from society, and one without. Throughout the article Sullivan expresses his concern for our culture and society. He even backs it up with some numbers on how many people own ipods. Sullivan is portraying Americans to be close minded, and having no connection to the outside world.

This is a sound article and put together extremely well. Sullivan builds an argument, takes a stance, obtains credibility, and shows his concern.