Gin, Television, and Cognitive Surplus

Gin, Television, and Cognitive Surplus

The main argument in this article is that it is better to do something, anything, than do nothing. People are realizing all they can do with their free time and coming up with great ideas.

Literacy is defined in the article as watching or reading something and acting on what you see or read. Instead of just sitting and watching for no particular reason, investigate what you are seeing, even if it seems stupid because it is better to do something, no matter what it is, than nothing at all.

Cognitive surplus is the free time that people have to create new ideas.

The article matters because the author wants us to realize that we have the ability, especially with the technology we have, to create so much. People just have to refrain from laziness and being afraid of trying new things.

The author emphasizes the fact that the lady he was in an interview with, was not really buying what he was saying. He continually repeats this by saying, “she was not digging the line of thought at all.” This is important because it shows his point that people need to realize the opportunities they have and not just disregard them or be too lazy to do something about it. That is his main point in the article.