One of the things I got from the article is the fact that many people thought that technology would help inmcrease the freedom people have. It has actually taken an opposite turn. Corporations are teh ones who seem to benefit the most from the advances in technology. Our country is democratic but we live in a country that is based on capitalism. This makes it difficult for people to use technology to their advantage since the people who have money are the ones that are in charge of the decisions. This means that big corporations are benefiting the most. It was believed that since we live in a democratic country technoplogy woudl help people advance their lives more. All it has really done, according to the article is allowed corporations to use technology to make more money.
The article also asks what the purpose is of the new technology in media that is being created. Should we to use this new technology as a way to create a virtual world that lies outside our everyday lives? Or should the new technology be used only to report things that are tangible? This is an intersting question since it seems to serve both functions. I am not sure which is more important, escapism or realism.
According to the article, the Interent is creating Nomadic power among people. This means that no one has any real claim to power in cyberspace and power can be gained by virtually anyone. This is causing a panic in some people who are worried that power will fall into the wrong hands.
Hello noname707, I agree with you now that I see what you thought about the article. I'll admit, I did not really understand it at first, however after reading your summary, it really helped me figure out the message behind that article. All the bunkers and revolts were not making much sense to me, but now I see it was all about how technology that was supposed to help give us freedom, is now holding us back behind the corporate monopolies.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with your point about Nomadic power. Just think of the power getting into Hackers hands, which happens and then things can get out of control. With no control over the internet so to speak, people can get away with a lot of stuff, like stealing my credit card information, which happened but thankfully I got it all back. So yes, I would have to say I am worried too if it gets into the wrong hands.