I watched this weeks TED talks video, I really enjoy them. But I thought it was interesting. First, Sousa was upset with the changing technology with what I assumed to be a phone, or a radio? Regardless, he didn’t want to take away from the Read Write society. I think it is a generally cultural gap thing. I see the same confliction with my parents and texting. They grew up differently, in a very different culture. We now live in a very technological culture. But here is my question, what is wrong with change? It may not all be bad. Larry Lessig shows great examples of new cultural creativity- taking the old, and making it more modern, accommodating to the changing times. This seems difficult for the past generations. But Facebook now is so much faster than paper mail, and texting can be so much more efficient than a phone conversation. However, I think it is also important to note that just because we use Facebook and text, doesn’t mean we have completely forgotten the old ways. A mailed letter is special sometimes and a phone conversation is still often utilized.
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I agree with you and without doubt , we live in a much more efficient world now compared to the past. Modern society is all about efficiency because time is money. The change in technology is good. Without change, we as species cannot evolve . Change is a big part of how future generations will operate.
As for mailed letters, I also agree that that is a lot more sentimental value in receiveing a letter
I accidentally pressed comment before I was finished, but to finish my thought, I know that I always feel good when ever I receive personal mail.
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I totally agree with your ideas. Indeed, we use modern technology more ofter than we use old traditional stuffs. However, we must remember that old traditional stuffs are the inspiration of the modern technology. Although some people will say they think traditional stuffs are much more convenience, such as letters, mails and etc., but in this highly technology society, we can easily connect old traditional stuffs to the modern technology. Furthermore, as more and more young people exist, they have to get used to the modern technology.
–Houzhi Wu