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Women And Children First: Technology And Moral Panic - 0 views

blogs.wsj.com/...rst-technology-and-moral-panic

morality ethics culture security privacy social media internet gender age

shared by Rebecca Martin on 14 Jul 11 - No Cached

Rebecca Martin on 14 Jul 11

Post about Genevieve Bell, the director of Intel Corporation's Interaction and Experience Research, and her views on moral panic - especially when it comes to women and children - over new technology.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Post about Genevieve Bell, the director of Intel Corporation's Interaction and Experience Research, and her views on moral panic - especially when it comes to women and children - over new technology.</div>

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7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable | Cracked.com - 5 views

www.cracked.com/tury-making-you-miserable.html

humor cyberculture social

shared by Melissa Mijares on 07 Jun 11 - Cached

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Melissa Mijares on 07 Jun 11

So while this *is* a humor article and not necessarily safe for work, I thought it would be good to share because it specifically talks about how social media and consumer computer technology affects people's sense of well-being.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">So while this *is* a humor article and not necessarily safe for work, I thought it would be good to share because it specifically talks about how social media and consumer computer technology affects people's sense of well-being. </div>

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Qraig de Groot on 07 Jun 11

Awesome!

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michelleamills on 07 Jun 11

:) In so many ways, so true!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">:) In so many ways, so true!</div>

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Lilia p on 07 Jun 11

great find! This falls into the social/psychological category of technology that we will soon address.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">great find! This falls into the social/psychological category of technology that we will soon address.</div>

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Mary McNamara on 07 Jun 11

Love this. It made me think about this interview with Kurt Vonnegut: http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcriptNOW140_full.html Starts connecting with this toward the end of the interview, specifically this part: DAVID BRANCACCIO: There's a little sweet moment, I've got to say, in a very intense book-- your latest-- in which you're heading out the door and your wife says what are you doing? I think you say-- I'm getting-- I'm going to buy an envelope. KURT VONNEGUT: Yeah. DAVID BRANCACCIO: What happens then? KURT VONNEGUT: Oh, she says well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And, see some great looking babes. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And, and ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is, is we're here on Earth to fart around. And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And, what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And, we're not supposed to dance at all anymore.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Love this. It made me think about this interview with Kurt Vonnegut: <a href="http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcriptNOW140_full.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcriptNOW140_full.html</a> Starts connecting with this toward the end of the interview, specifically this part: DAVID BRANCACCIO: There's a little sweet moment, I've got to say, in a very intense book-- your latest-- in which you're heading out the door and your wife says what are you doing? I think you say-- I'm getting-- I'm going to buy an envelope. KURT VONNEGUT: Yeah. DAVID BRANCACCIO: What happens then? KURT VONNEGUT: Oh, she says well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And, see some great looking babes. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And, and ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is, is we're here on Earth to fart around. And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And, what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And, we're not supposed to dance at all anymore.</div>

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Elisa Varon on 07 Jun 11

Now I know why the 21st century was making me miserable! I sure could use some more annoying people in my life. This article really points out the downside of technology-enhanced socialization!

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Daniel Huang on 07 Jun 11

I would have called it "7 reasons the 21st century is making us more xenophobic and intolerant."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I would have called it "7 reasons the 21st century is making us more xenophobic and intolerant."</div>

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