Post-modernism is not something I ever knew much of anything about until class. I find it interesting that there is not an exact date to the start of postmodernism. With so many changes it is hard to find the point where it all began. Different people will give a different starting time for post-modernism depending on their viewpoints. Dr. Rog explained the many different dates that are thought to have possible started it all. From the Nuclear Holocaust in 1945, to the Berlin wall in 1989, to the attacks on September 11th, these are all dates in which post-modernism could have begun. It is up the individual/ generation to decide when post-modernism began for them.
One interesting concept about post-modernism is technology and how we are able to find out anything with in a matter of seconds. We are turning into a society that is so dependent on technology. Earlier today I was talking to someone about how when we do not have our cell phone with us or we are unable to connect to the Internet we feel so isolated from everything. Yet it was just a few years ago that not everyone had the internet or cell phones. Now these two items have formed into one making accessing anything easier and faster. Our lives are centered around technology and if/when it fails us we will be isolated. So is faster always better?
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