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May 10, 2004
Information Nation
via christophe: Reason Online, a libertarian online offshoot of Reason Magazine, has a supercool gimmick for June's print subscribers: the cover features their name and a satellite photo of their neighbourhood.
I put this one under the "society" category rather than the as-yet non-existent "technology" category because of the social implications of having this much technology. Despite the obvious dangers of having so much information available about us and the possible intrusion on our privacy, the article does a good job of frankly telling us that the same technology that endangers us empowers us. It's another example of just how tied to technology we are. Some like to complain about it and imply that it was better when we weren't so dependent on technology, or business, or government or the church.
But the fact is, we are and always have been dependent on external factors. Even without all the things that civilization offers, we are still dependent on the good fortune given us by the gods such as good harvests, etc., which is exactly the very thing that we originally wanted to NOT be tied down to. But that is a philosophical discussion for another time, I guess.
Posted by JonasParker at May 10, 2004 4:37 PM
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