Technology And World Change
What is technology and world change?
Every one in class had to share a little bit of what they thought Technology & World Change is and it was interesting to hear everyone's opinion about change as a result of technology - which is probably basically what this course is about. One thing that many seem to agree on is change is inevitable and technology advances brings about changes that can be negative and positive. One guy mentioned how people are so connected that they are disconnected. Well, everyone is connected via the growing number of social media platforms, it used to be just Friendster and if people were confined to only using a single website for online interactions now, I think they would all be 'lost'. Another classmate mentioned how much he liked technology changes because it allows him to be lazy - which brings us to this picture: -
Shift Happens
We were shown 'Shift Happens' on YouTube, it was interesting as there is a scary possibility that in 2049, a $1000 computer may outsmart the whole human race. So what will happen to us? As I read that line, I kept thinking of I,Robots although I never completed the movie and do not know the end. It occurs to me that I have not come across a movie about technology and us manipulating computers to have a happy co-existence. It always appears that we are unable to manage technology advances. Perhaps, nobody wants a movie where there aren't any major showdowns yet it is rather thought provoking, at least to me, espically after watching Shift Happens and 'Did You Know....'. The advances of technology has the ability to make the rest of us look bad! Technology is replacing us, so what will happen to people with no unique talents, it is makes it so much easier for machines to replace them.
So I realize the importance of this course, it brings us through the timeline of technology and we need to learn the background of technology, its powers and the management of technology. The video we were shown reflects how the world is changing and rapidly. Are we allowing technology to lead us?
Perhaps we often forget the presence of technology and how much it has integrated itself into our daily lives, technology has changed the way we eat (genetically modified foods), communicate (facebook, less face to face interactions), behave (technology has allowed us to be lazy? ;)), learn and react to our surroundings. I would rate the session 8/10. It was thought provoking and highlighted the fact that there is no way I could 'be' in our present society without a FaceBook account, right?
Perhaps we often forget the presence of technology and how much it has integrated itself into our daily lives, technology has changed the way we eat (genetically modified foods), communicate (facebook, less face to face interactions), behave (technology has allowed us to be lazy? ;)), learn and react to our surroundings. I would rate the session 8/10. It was thought provoking and highlighted the fact that there is no way I could 'be' in our present society without a FaceBook account, right?
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