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02 Nov 07
Julia LesageDanah Boyd considers the unexpected consequences, both social and physical, of the introduction of various kinds of technology. Good comments follow.
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31 Oct 07
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30 Oct 07
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Technology often creates unexpected social externalities. Take, for example, the air conditioner. Anyone who has witnessed a summer in the deep south can attest to the value of an air conditioner. In the last couple of years, I've heard lots of people talk about the environmental costs of air conditioning yet I almost never hear people talk about the social cost of air conditioning. It used to be too damn hot to sit around inside all day long so people used to sit on their stoop or anywhere where they might catch a breeze. They used to sit in social spaces. I remember summers on the east coast where those who couldn't afford A/C spent hot summer days at the movie theater or any public place with A/C that they could find. Affordable A/C means a collapse of certain types of social community space
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Ewan McIntoshWe consciously devised a system that would stall growing up and now demonize children for not maturing. What a mess!
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