I Share Therefore I Am

Question 1

Writing is bad?

Answer 1

New technology changes how we are human

Socrates was opposed to writing (the use of writing in education)

Question 2

Printing press bad?

Answer 2

Opposition from governments (censorship to control information)
Bad authors write bad books that corrupt people

Question 3

Sherry Turkle

Answer 3

Originally thought computers were a better way to understand ourselves
But now we are hiding from each other
Sacrifice conversation over connection
Feel connected in ways that we are in control
Changed to now say that they are making us less human

Question 4

Wired for connections how are ICTs helping or hindering these connections?

Answer 4

We can connect more with more people but it’s not the same connection that we require
It has a distance to it that affects how we interact with people

Question 5

Why does Turkle distinguish between loneliness and solitude?

Answer 5

Loneliness is feeling alone and not wanting to so we go to our phones for a connection

Solitude is choosing to be alone and being okay with being by ourselves

Question 6

How has the pandemic changed things?

Answer 6

I feel that with the pandemic it was a good thing that we had technology to connect with people. But I also noticed that people seemed to crave human interaction because people used texting less and seemed to FaceTime more or call. Adding more of a connection in the communication