M.T. Anderson discusses how technology, media and advertisements degrade society. As a young person, do you think this is true? Is there any value to technology, media and ads? Can they actually raise a society's intelligence in any way?

Do you feel, as a young person, bombarded by advertisements as Titus and his friends do? Why or why not? What type of advertisements influence you the most? Can you resist them?

Is America becoming an illiterate society due to all the technology? What type of illiteracy do you see? For example, do you see people not use the language correctly or vocabulary become lessened? Give some examples.

Can technology be a good thing? Today's youth embraces technology, but the older generation does not embrace it as much. If you had to convince someone from the older generation that technology is positive, what real...