CCT109H5 : cct109 notes
2 Jun 2014
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Idea that tech causes things (however may be other factors involved) E. g. people say twitter+facebook caused revolution, or causes divorce or us to become antisocial; but everyone has agency and free will. E. g. listeners receive clearer sounds from a cd and increasingly demand higher quality sound systems. Ontology: way we decide how what works: standardized: allowed to be transferred to other areas (e. g. diff languages being translated, new technology advances accelerating due to globalization, businesses (competition, online shopping); causes postal service to decrease. Themes: technology design requires knowledge about the human machine, communication is not equal to speech, technology is rooted in culture. Gov"t had ownership of most radios in past because had to control/manage the use of the spectrum/air used for sound waves. Air is for everyone but managed by gov"t, similar to water: consequences: controls what media goes in or out, causes social ranking and hierarchy; bias of what is heart by public.
