What impact does technology have on the fabric of our society?
Given the speed at which technology has evolved and over the past 300 years , it can be difficult to see or measure the changes that technology brings to the fabric of society, because they are so pervasive and so numerous.
It can be argued that all of the pieces of a society that exist or take place around the world every day have been taking place, in various forms, forever. Phenomena such as commerce and charity, war and peace, education and ignorance, illness and healing, competition and cooperation, and religion and superstition have always been with us. However, we know that technology has changed how those phenomena manifest in our world. Is the technology that allows us to do things faster, more destructively, more efficiently, more colourfully, or more skilfully changing the way our society operates? In what ways? |
Some say the movie Wall-E provides a glimpse into our future based on our reliance on technology and disregard for the environment.
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What do others have to say about social change and technology?
https://lypearl11.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/week2-technological-determinism/
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Six ways technology is breaking the barriers to social change.
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Social media played a direct role in the Arab Spring uprising
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