tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920983286055978884.post8486905236361628962..comments2023-04-02T08:00:29.844-03:00Comments on The Philosopher King: The Surveillance SocietyPaul Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920983286055978884.post-15486036741622631532011-07-17T14:46:22.177-03:002011-07-17T14:46:22.177-03:00Hi AJ,
I think you're quite right about the g...Hi AJ,<br /><br />I think you're quite right about the generational difference between people our age (let's say anyone over 30), and people who are younger, particularly people under 25. Every generation has differences of course, but I think for the first time we're really facing a difference that is paradigm shifting, in a way that liking the Beatles over Elvis or Sinatra was not, and that's largely because of the way that technology is changing how we interact with one another... and how we interact with ourselves.<br /><br />PaulPaul Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920983286055978884.post-78718170051430405312011-07-13T08:34:25.541-03:002011-07-13T08:34:25.541-03:00With regard to becoming commodities, I read an art...With regard to becoming commodities, I read an article recently which posited that Google's "product" is not webapps or search results but rather the users of those products and their freely shared information. <br /><br />I'm not too worried about people our age (over)sharing, but I'm seeing a growing number of young people in my classes who simply believe that sharing every intimate detail of their life is not just normal but necessary. This isn't limited to online interactions. I make it clear that I don't need to know the reasons why a student needs to make up an exam, but I often get information about their lives that I don't need and certainly don't want.<br /><br />I'm not sure if this oversharing is the result of social networking or if social networking apps are the result of our desire to share in an age when we are far-flung from our families and friends.AJ Gulyashttp://www.ajgulyas.comnoreply@blogger.com