During my courses in Communication Studies, we repeated the theme of many paradoxes of communication and media nowadays. I began to wonder about how 20 years later of the internet… (and here you can follow my train of thought):
We are more resourceful… but less productive.
We are often unconscious of what we do online. How many hours do we kill surfing funny sites and playing online games? Most of our friends on social networking sites are usually people we’ve met. We find out more about global catastrophes and issues, so we join Facebook groups, but how many of us get up and make an impact? Or even a $1 donation?
We experience more… but live less. aka Been there, but not really done that.
We know what the 7 Wonders of the World look like but we don’t even want to step out of our rooms. Teenagers get images of sex and alcohol binging before they are ready. Unrealistic expectations have solidified in their own rooms; it becomes life as they know it and want to live.
We connect more… but bond less.
The main topic discussed in lectures: global communication, yet greater isolation. Continue reading
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Choice or Convenience?: in Technology and Relationships
Would you choose freedom of choice or convenience? The Wired had written an article about the surviving form of the internet which spoke loudly to me, not just about the state of the internet:
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