We have discussed several things here... We have thought about why and what drives the need for social networks. This is revolving topic that can discussed until it drives you nut (which we fully intend to do!). So lets take a different approach, outside of why and what, lets think about where the world would be if we had social networks 20,000 years ago.
Back when the Buddha was the big man on campus there was no computers to document his life. Imagine if he had the resources we had today... HOLY COW Buddha would have been blogging and tweeting everyone to death. Spreading his word faster and further than ever expected. Think about what the world would be like today if the technology we have available now, was available then. Things would be exponentially different; Christianity would most likely not be the largest religion, the Roman Empire may never have fallen, and the atrocities of the Holocaust may never have happen. These are far fetched ideas, but think about what technology has done for us today, we know everything happening almost as it is happening. One can not help but to think that if "tweeting" was available in the 1930's the Holocaust may never have happen to the extent it had. People would have been able to let the world know what was going on so it could be stopped.
So here it is, the question of the semester... What or Who do you think would be changed, and how from the ability to use technology of today? I look forward to seeing where everyone takes this... be creative and adventurous in your thinking. You can not be wrong!
In watching the events unfold in Egypt last month, I was struck by this revolution unfolding right before our eyes and helped largely by technology such as cell phones, the Internet, and Facebook. As I am currently taking a History course, it made me wonder how the French Revolution would have progressed if the peasants had access to the same tools that the Egyptians had.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a very interesting question. I think that if social networks were available way back when then the entirety of human existence would be entirely altered. For all we know humankind might have already obliterated itself by this year if technology was that advanced back then. Either that or we would have the technology to reach further in our galaxy and have multiple colonies throughout our galaxy.
ReplyDeleteYes if the OG Buddha had social networking media back then his word would get around faster.People would have been able to express their feelings in harsh times. The earthquake in Haiti demolish some towns and left the county in shock and awe. Through the social sites people were able to communicate info on the people and contact family members.
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