CS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ferris Wheel, Spotify, Cultural Determinism
11 Dec 2017
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Talking about relationship between technology and its use. Different roles a piece of technology has in someones life. Grandma uses for voice calls, kids for pictures and social media, to record something as proof at a protest. Televisions: watch cable, net ix, video games, spotify, dvd player (people incorporate into lives in different ways) Look at the web of human activities surrounding the machine . What needs to be built to support it. How society serves to use a technology. Car requires a lot of supplies, skills, systems, maps, roads, If its to be of any use, (technology) must t into a pattern of activity which belongs to a particular lifestyle and set of values . Ferris wheel: no electricity only manpower, special parts, more skilled technicians to maintain, Yes, must have something you are progressing towards. How do we know if we are doing better than our grandparents? in what sense.
