I really enjoyed Thursday class. I liked breaking out in to smaller groups to talk about the reading. Being able to understand the reading allowed for everyone to give there point of view, instead of having us sit and stare at each other being none of understood what was being said. Understanding Poster’s perspective allowed for the discussion to flow well. Thursday class made me start thinking more about how technology has consumed our lives. We live our lives through technology that it is hard to understand there is a world outside of such things as our iphones; which has practically everything you need to ‘function’ from day to day. When ever I get on my computer the first thing I do is get on the internet, I do so subconsciously half the time I do not even need to yet I find myself checking my email or checking facebook.
One of the things my grouped talked about was how when we are talking to people online we have to imagine what they look like or even sound like (if its through aim or email). We are constantly interacting with people who are not physically there. We are separating ourselves from what is real. When switching groups the ides of us losing our ability to socialize with others in person. We are caught in this web of technology that can be so impersonal. One thing that is hard to convey is emotion when talking back and forth, it is like we are almost like robots. Another concept that was brought up was the idea of time and space being irrelevant, especially when using email or instant message. The concept of someone living in tomorrow or yesterday does not matter, we are still able to communicate with them as if they were in the next room. Technology and the idea of virtual reality is starting to take over our lives. Will we reach a point where human interaction is limited to none?
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