I see people my age both embracing technology and longing for the 'old days' when there was no facebook, and cops couldn't run your license plate with their cameras, etc. Yes, you feel like less of a person. Yet you are more 'known' or connected to what(?), connected to a database, where people who both love you and hate you can find you easily.
I don't really long for the 'old days' (though I did finally delete my Facebook), I just think that there's a tremendous social power in technological connectivity that I don't think we've quite harnessed properly yet. It did help bring about a revolution in Egypt, which I think speaks for its potential for positive change. But as of now, I think most are still stuck in cynicism.
I'm actually just old enough to remember that idyllic time before the internet. I think kids born in the new millennium (who've nearly hit puberty, which is an odd thought) will have an interesting perspective on the matter as well.
Sincerity in the Age of Cynicism
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Well when you put it like this....
I see people my age both embracing technology and longing for the 'old days' when there was no facebook, and cops couldn't run your license plate with their cameras, etc. Yes, you feel like less of a person. Yet you are more 'known' or connected to what(?), connected to a database, where people who both love you and hate you can find you easily.
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I don't really long for the 'old days' (though I did finally delete my Facebook), I just think that there's a tremendous social power in technological connectivity that I don't think we've quite harnessed properly yet. It did help bring about a revolution in Egypt, which I think speaks for its potential for positive change. But as of now, I think most are still stuck in cynicism.
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Replace computer with phone book, phone book with village registrar, all the same.
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I'm actually just old enough to remember that idyllic time before the internet. I think kids born in the new millennium (who've nearly hit puberty, which is an odd thought) will have an interesting perspective on the matter as well.