CMN 2170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cultural Imperialism, Digital Economy, Network Economy
23 Feb 2016
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The economy will determine the outcome of the internet (mark gutenberg) If the economy determines things all you need to do is determine the future of the world (marxism) Religions believe that there"s a certain future, determinism can be explained in many different contexts. 28% of traffic accidents are linked to cellphones. Digital piracy is increasing (around televisions and online viewing behavior) In the united states/ canada violent crimes have been going down because of video games. The stock market crashes when people realize it is transformative while it really isn"t transformative. In the past years because of trains automobiles globalization kicked in a gear. Globalization is good because it says that we get wealthier and the world gets wealthier. The idea that empire is also conquered by culture. Both liberals and conservatives use the term cultural imperialism. There is a problem with cultural imperialism and canada is a very good example.
