Copyright Laws

I believe that copyright laws do protect the media producers somewhat. These laws do not stop people from downloading movies, TV shows, video games, and software. But I think that it does discourage them. Some people have been caught downloading media illegally and lawsuits with hefty sums have followed.

So I think that copyright laws are there to discourage people than to rather stop them altogether. As for as the lawsuits go, this can encourage or scare people to actually buying the media. It's not worth pirating media just to get fined millions of dollars later and possibly ruin your life. It's way safer to do the responsible thing and buy it yourself.

Critical thinking is a thing of the past.

The technology of today is eliminating the need to think about our daily activities. Just take some time and think, when was the last time that you remembered to do something yourself without looking at your planner or calender on your phone?
With today's technology we don't have to think about what we have to do next, our next move is always a swipe and a button press away. This caters to our fast paced society, thus why they are so popular. We don't want to have to wait and we certainly don't want any complications. Critical thought is slowly dissolving and I don't think that it will ever go back to its original state.