MMEDIA 1A03 Study Guide - Final Guide: Free Culture Movement, Remix Culture, Lawrence Lessig
10 Mar 2014
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We are fascinated by extensions of ourselves that we do not recognize as ourselves. This obsession often leads to numbness of other forms of sensory perception. If one sense is over stimulated, the nervous system numbs the others to protect yourself. In a similar way, a technologically extended (amputated) sense numbs one"s other senses: auto-amputation - sense that has been extended through technology + reduces the over stimulation - to reach equilibrium. Text messaging levels the social playing field between the shy and outgoing. It safeguards people from feeling embarrassed while they carefully plan their message, allowing them to control the presentation of their message: controls how/when a convo begins/ends, you can ignore or avoid. 1: not as much emotional hiding (vs. texting) Similarly, by controlling their self-presentation on the internet, people can test others" reactions to them. Sometimes if you know each other, behaviour online can affect real world relationships.
