Feb 23 2013: Transparency of transactions and the information we desperately need will not be given without being driven by bribes and corruption of its own. It has to be forced, it cannot be asked of. The corrupt may be powerful, but fear is powerful and we need the corrupt to fear what may be happening behind their backs. The fear that information may be slipping through their closed doors, leaking into society and becoming well-known facts, that is how we stop them. I don't know how exactly we can promote these leaks but I know of the means of communication for it and it is through the power of peer-to-peer exchange through the internet. We need more people like Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, who are willing to take the risks to bring light to this corruption and help make the world a better place for all but the corrupt. If the site is taken down, the information will continue to spread through a network of untraceable chaos.
Jun 4 2012: I think our lifestyles and adaptations of technology will have a big impact on how we evolve, and how fast we evolve. Technology is evolving much faster than us, and maybe it will encourage our own biology to keep up, and adapt to the rapid changes happening around us.
Jun 4 2012: I think it inspires those without advantages to try harder and achieve the unexpected. That's what humans are great at; pushing one's self to defy the known limitations.
Jun 4 2012: You're describing a generation that hasn't grown up yet. Sure things are different now. But I think the youth is just adapting to new environments, which in my opinion is an advantage. We will grow up having learned to use the tools around us in ways your generation has never conceived.
Apr 7 2012: You are right about communication being our primary tool. Without it we are nothing.
Take a look at how fast we adapted to technological changes. Mobile devices are about a decade old and already they have changed us drastically. But technology is changing just as fast. We are not locked in to the devices we have now. We will quickly adapt to newer technologies that will fit our communicative functions.
The devices that have changed us are still new. Possibly these changes can be a guideline for future innovation. We see the problem, now is time to develop solutions.
Apr 6 2012: I think the only abilities we need to have in ourselves is imagination, and the skills to use the tools we create. We are not using stones and sticks anymore. We now create tools with tools, inheriting older technologies as we go. As long as we can use these tools, and keep creating better ones, we should be fine.
Apr 6 2012: Although these changes seem unnerving, there may be no need to worry. We are an adaptable species. Rather than losing methods of communication, I think we are just picking up on new forms. We are in a transcending era, between an online world and an offline one. We are all aware of the changes technology has made, and will make, so do not be frightened by the pace it is happening. But it is a must that we are careful in which direction we are going, so I applaud Turkle's findings and concern.
Apr 6 2012: I think the Internet allows much freedom for rebellion. If a government takes away the freedom from a very internet-active country, they will start a war. This is not a war any government can win, because it isn't fought with money; there is no expensive military equipment. This will be a war fought with intelligence; and they will be outnumbered. The Internet has almost become as abundant as the air we breath. You can try to filter it, but you cannot filter it all at once; things will always get through. Any attempt to do this is a waste of time, money, and is a defacement of that governments moral intentions.
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