Definition:
Digital cleverness
The distinction between
those who are truly digitally wise and those who are merely digitally
clever is important. People who are digitally clever may be very good
at manipulating digital technology, but they do so in a way that does
not exhibit wisdom and does not help them become wiser. The digitally
clever include some who use digital technology fluently in their daily
lives and work: the programmers who invent new digital tools without seeing
the wider implications of their work, for example, and the hackers and
spammers who use digital technology destructively. There is no wisdom,
digital or otherwise, in merely creating programs or in being a digital
criminal—only digital cleverness. Digital wisdom comes only when digital
tools are used to enhance thinking in a positive way.
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