Nowadays people are more “into the idea” of technology than ever before. Some might think: I can not imagine my life without Internet. On the one hand, Internet makes life easier – instantaneous communication with doctors, online shopping, and why not to say, this online class; on the other hand, it deprives human interaction. On Chapter 13 of textbook, Peter Monge defends that “certain kinds of interconnection imply disconnection”.
It has been an incredible experience to learn how to create my own blog, and eventually figure out how to put together my own website for COMM 244. However, I can not help wondering how our relationship as classmates would be if we had to meet in person once a week. I am not against technology, do not misunderstand me! But fact is that people live more anxious due to the expectation that they always need to be ready for whatever is coming up in terms of new technologies. Consequently, on the swing of this vicious circle, time spent with family and friends shrinks more and more.
Still on chapter 13 of the textbook, the sociologist Manuel Castells “argues that the informational global economy is characterized not only by increasing interdependence but also by exclusionary segmentation – increasing divisions within a society or culture between those who can access the benefits of globalization and those who cannot.” Somehow, I label it Social Exclusion.
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2 comments:
I once attended a social gathering where people lamented over the fact that although the internet makes information flow more easily than ever before, they actually found life lonelier because it was harder to meet people in person! I believe their thoughts echo yours!
I don't know if I agree with this view completely, because I have found that keeping in touch with many of my friends would've been impossible without emails. For example, it was the case that most of my classmates at high school couldn't keep in touch with each other for natural reasons - all of us were working in different parts of the country, if not the world. But with the creation of a mailing list, and networking by emails, we have tracked down virtually every classmate who graduated in our batch. There have been many happy reunions and get togethers, all of which would've been impossible without the internet.
Its interesting because the both of you just brought up two very valid, but contradicting points. Technology has had both a positive and negative effect on society. In addressing the question of whether an online class is effective. For me its great because I can get the work done on my own time. I also enjoy blogging more than in-class discussions because it gives me more time to reflect and articulate my responses. But you are right, we are missing out on the actual human interaction. I think this is something that we need to get used to it because everything is driven my technology these days. I think that this is the new form of "human interaction."
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