Quote by Roy H. Williams

It appears that the media filters we carry in our heads are like computers: they've been forced to get faster in order to keep up with the demands our high-speed society puts on them.

It appears that the media filters we carry in our heads are

Summary

This quote suggests that our minds function as filters similar to computers in processing the overwhelming amount of information presented by the media. As our society has become faster-paced, our mental filters have been compelled to adapt and become more efficient in order to keep up with the demands and speed of information consumption. Just as computers need to upgrade their processing speed to handle more data, our minds have had to adjust to the constant influx of media in our daily lives.

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Computers

By Roy H. Williams

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