Is digital media bad for us?

Saying that digital media is a "bad" thing would be oversimplifying a complicated issue. Digital media surely changes the landscape of modern art and communication, but it can't be so easily classified in such black-and-white terms as "good" or "bad." The consensus of the educated is that digital media is a double-edged sword. It is "good" in that it allows for faster sharing of information all around the globe, which gives greater access to potentially valuable info. Digital media is "bad" in its narcotic power of addiction, that causes us to lose touch with reality because we are so hooked in. I'm glad websites such as YouTube allow me to share my videos. I think we must take advantage of digital media's pluses without getting sucked in too deep. We cannot let ourselves lose touch with face-to-face conversation, or books mad of paper and ink instead of 1's and 0's. If we strike the right balance between the two worlds, we can make digital media work in our favor.