July-->Mark Poster

Technology has advanced just like the years. Mostly all sources of information come from the television, computer, telecommunication, consumer electronic, and publishing. Since this era has been created and currently active by Americans, its basic structure is based on the United States’ theories of life. Like Mark Poster stated, “The dominant use of English on the Internet suggests the extension of American power as does the fact that e-mail addresses in the United States alone do not require a country code.” It’s not just about a code that should be required by Americans, it’s more of a favorable operation that the United States holds toward little people. The only reason why the United States is capable of do this is because it is considered to be a prosperous nation when compared to other countries. This thought creates dominance amongst “other” countries that are unfortunate.

To elaborate on the advancement of technology, it has been converted into “virtual reality,” which signify multiple realities or take many forms. If a family wants to build a house to meet their own requirements they can take a virtual tour of their masterpiece to get the actual filling or image of the house. Also, theme parks like Disney World often have rides for younger kids who don’t meet the rollercoaster standards and these rides are consider as virtual rides. The kids walk into a place that is pitch black then they put on these magical goggles that are computer generated and watch everything happen right before their eyes like, being on a rollercoaster, in a movie, or acts put on by famous characters (Spider-man ride). Technology has gone too far with trying to dub reality through computers; I understand that these activities provide one with multiple encounters in society, but why confuse the mind with falsification.

One theorist that reference Poster’s notions is Baudrillard. Baudrillard supports these ideas through two terms: dissimulation and simulation. These images reflect a presence but absence is the main function. Virtual reality is an image that masks the absence of reality because one performs as if these creations of reality are taking place for real, when they are not.