As I said in class, I'm going to be focusing on technology, both the promise of technology and the reality of technology as something that's always near but never really obtainable. I will focus on my own yearning for the i-Pod, as well as a friend of mine who considers himself among the "Transhumanists"- essentially, a group of people who look up to technology as a utopian answer to all the world's problems much in the same way Marxists do Communism and Christians do Christianity.
My description of the i-Phone will be decidedly idealistic, which I hope will juxtapose nicely with the Transhumanists description. I don't have an i-Phone myself, which makes me an apt candidate for praising the merits of something that hasn't happened yet.
My overall "goal" is to present Technology not as a "thing" but an "idea" and a positive-though-flawed "system of belief" to which we've all already opted-in.
My description of the i-Phone is the overall belief held by most people about technology. I'm basically making myself out to be the voice of everyone- the person who wants something new and knows it's going to be great, even though it hasn't happened yet. I'm ignorant, yet optimistic.
I'm looking for a lot of feedback. Mainly, people's experiences with technology, how they feel about it in a general sense, and whether they have any stories about it. I also would like to be told if anyone feels like my topic is confusing.
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ReplyDeleteThis is definitely interesting and sparked a great conversation in our group. I like how you are not interested in labeling tech as "good" or "bad" but as just an idea to contemplate. This gives the reader some room to assess their own realtionship with technology and how they would change if it suddenly vanished.
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