With the amount of people living in our world today it's hard not to hate the race of life that technologies have created. Or, at least, I do. But as much as I would rather be sitting at a cafe in the French countryside writing some witty novella or a few poems, or maybe just contemplating how I managed to escape technology, I have finally caught on to the high-tech applications of my MacBook Pro. Not only have I learned how to upload a PDF and tinker (properly) with Adobe software all in the past week, but I've kind of gained an appreciation for the jerks that decided to make life that much more competitive.
While newer and stupider technologies sprout more than dandelions these days (cue the Segway), I do find that there are plenty of positives about innovations in science. For example, according to an article in Wired scientists are now one step closer to being able to create fake limbs that actually work with and for the brain, a fabulous invention for those poor victims of Shark Week. And then there's that kid in the UK who discovered how to decompose plastic in a SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT, a feat that once again proves the brilliance behind European school systems because in fifth grade I made a posterboard presentation about blood cells and used Microsoft Paint to put googly eyes on images of cells. But more impressive than the article itself is the source of the article: digg.com. Digg is a web community where people post worthy news articles and web junk and other members choose whether or not to "digg" them, a surfer dude way of saying "vote for". But Digg is not where these web communities end: let's not forget about FacebookLiveJournalMyspaceAOLMSNYahoo! and my favesies, Blogger. With all of these brilliant innovations in the web universe (revelation: I now know why it's called the "web", I'm not slow..) there is a LOAD of information being circulated to everyone everywhere. But not all of that information is valid, an awful truth that I realize every day. Another truth I face is that of the origins of these web communities: I hate to think that our Founding Fathers, and maybe even Martin Luther King, Jr., might in some way be responsible for such platforms as Facebook and Myspace. We have so many rights now that there is an excess of resources and, in turn, an excess of information. But instead of me typing even MORE information to flood the minds of the mindless, I suggest reading my pathetic looking article on today's communities and communications and how they correlate to such minds as Thomas Paine's. I hope that after reading my article you have more of a hunger for truth, because the truth is like a cupcake: it makes you feel all warm and satisfied on the inside! So Digg IN!
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3 comments:
I enjoy your personal voice it is very entertaining and funny. I get into your personal comments more than what is directly being said about the topic of pamphleteers. In other words, I feel like your style kind of goes off topic and becomes a topic in itself which is not a bad thing, but sometimes can be hard to follow when I am looking for information. Although, I feel like this article was meant to be fun and entertaining.
As I told you in class, I love the voice and the connections you present with this article! The addition of the pictures and their captions works incredible well at bringing your point home and keeping the text lively and fun to read.
The information presented, and the connections you make with the then and the now, are intriguing and exciting to consider.
Samantha,
Your article had me nostalgic for my days as an undergrad, we read quite a bit about pamphleteering particularly the way in which it was key in allowing a general public opinion/consensus to be formulated, a visible point around which to rally. the political importance of these documents and their place in our history cannot be underestimated. like your own article many of them were also written in a voice that could be related to by the general populace, sovereignty from england and its importance was articulated to the masses in their own language/lexicon/voice.
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