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English 231 (Week One (Social Shaping vs. Technological Determinism…

- - - - Technology shapes us
        
        Instrumentalism
    - - We shape Technology
        
        Extend and amputate
    - - Humanistic Renaissance
        
        Managing smartphone addiction with mindfulness
        
        Smartphones are neutral.
- - - - Week 9 & 10
        
        The Social Debate
        
        Rosen: technology makes us less sociable
        
        Decrease in empathy
        
        Hampton: technology enhances relationships
        
        "persistent and pervasive"
- - - - William Poundstone: The internet makes us meta-ignorant
        
        Meta-ignorant: the automatic forgetting of information that can be found online
      - Clay Shirky: Internet makes you smart
  - - - When you are bored you get better ides
        
        Smartphones fill a void that doesn't need to be filled
      - Meditation and Mindfulness
      - Devices purposely distract us
    - - Figuring out where to draw the line with privacy
- - - - Addiction
        
        Technology addiction: "a type of behavior that involves human-machine interaction and is non-chemical in nature"
      - "Significantly interfere with a person's daily activities and social interactions