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"Technology is neither good nor bad, it's how we use it". -spot on! I like the idea of "digital hygiene".
Digitally based education/training is upon us. I'd like to see an education model based on Salmon Khans work. I'll provide a link to a recent hubski post about this:http://hubski.com/pub?id=1911
If we can stimulate the brains "reward system" for young students, we can bolster our stagnant education process. I enjoyed the talk. Thanks.
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I would agree that it's a question of choice. The example that comes to mind is a soldier in the battlefield: should he use his gun to kill his enemies, advance his position and protect himself or not? I would suggest, though, that the choice isn't implied in the technology. That is to say, even though a gun is a machine built for destruction, there's a choice in using or not using it for that purpose. In other words, there might be some conditioning factors outside the technology that influence the way it is used.
So I would agree with you that, yes, in a general sense, it is true, but misleading. But I would argue that the misleading is not in the actual technology itself, but in the circumstances of its usage.
thenewgreen · 4907 days ago · link ·
The technologies referenced in the talk. You are right though, some technologies are intrinsically "bad" by design.