McLuhan Questions: Is technology changing the way that we think through problems?
McLuhan mentions that the youth are now electronic and dialogue-oriented instead of mechanical and print-oriented.
Because we are born with exposure to technology and many times, required to use technology in our everyday lives, can we still relate to the people of past generations (ex our parents, grandparents, etc)? Can we survive without technology now that we have it? A power outage in the past meant playing board games under candle light. Now a power outage means that there is no electronic entertainment, work cannot get done, news cannot be shared, etc. The anxiety level is much higher for people who are dependent on technology. Are we addicted to this technology? Can we consider it another limb, another extension of our humanity? Isn’t it a weird coincidence that North Korea’s internet went out a few months ago when there were political issues? Is this a new form of cyberwar? Is this normal? Is this okay? Is this healthy? Is there no turning back now?
McLuhan Questions: Is technology changing the way that we think through problems?
McLuhan mentions that the youth are now electronic and dialogue-oriented instead of mechanical and print-oriented.
Because we are born with exposure to technology and many times, required to use technology in our everyday lives, can we still relate to the people of past generations (ex our parents, grandparents, etc)? Can we survive without technology now that we have it? A power outage in the past meant playing board games under candle light. Now a power outage means that there is no electronic entertainment, work cannot get done, news cannot be shared, etc. The anxiety level is much higher for people who are dependent on technology. Are we addicted to this technology? Can we consider it another limb, another extension of our humanity? Isn’t it a weird coincidence that North Korea’s internet went out a few months ago when there were political issues? Is this a new form of cyberwar? Is this normal? Is this okay? Is this healthy? Is there no turning back now?
-Angelo Lambroschino
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/12/us/is-e-reading-to-your-toddler-story-time-or-simply-screen-time.html?_r=0
http://nationaldayofunplugging.com/
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/03/12/what-would-you-name-todays-youngest-generation-of-americans/
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/19/world/asia/nsa-tapped-into-north-korean-networks-before-sony-attack-officials-say.html