Technology has changed communications by replacing or supplementing traditional modes
of communication that were primarily
A. one-on-one. C. face-to-face.
B. private. D. archaic.
Technology has changed communications by replacing or supplementing traditional modes?
( B. private ) is technically the most significant in my eyes; every piece of information transmitted online / digitally / over a network is now recorded and documented in untold volumes; and accessible by the chroniclers of said information (gov, google, yahoo, etc.). see also %26quot;the Patriot Act%26quot;.
[A. one-on-one] the most significant from the perspective of the human experience (social networking sites, chatrooms).
Face-to-face is out because old modes of communication were not face to face and archaic is too vague...every technology becomes archaic at some point
Technology has changed communications by replacing or supplementing traditional modes?
Technologic advancement has always rendered traditional modes obsolete since as far back as man's mastery of how to create fire and sustain it. That is nothing new. Advancement always comes with a price to be paid. Gain something, lose something is still a valid concept.
I too decry the loss of personal contact precipitated by the never reach out and physically touch someone price we pay for the invention of both the cell phone and the internet. I see it as just a small step forward towards transforming us into emotionless machines unable to control our destinies due to lack of use of our interpersonal skills which will render us impotent in content of character. But, so be it. You can only play the inventive cards dealt you. When I die, I would rather be holding a lover's hand than a stupid cell phone.
