The first week of this class has been quite different than I had expected. I was prepared for an English class in which we would read and discuss literature. I clearly was wrong as this week I have been forced to think about humanity and much of its interaction through technology. It has made me reexamine my own online behavior and think about how exactly I communicate with people online, my online reptution and identity. At first I thought that I was the same person online, but through readings and examinations I have realized that I definately say things that I would not usually in person, behind a screen. This is not a major issue because most of what I say online I would say in person, but there are differences.
I found some of the information to be fresh, as the first two videos developed my understanding on the brain. Watson and the human brain were both fascinatingly documented. They allowed me to think about the extreme capabilities of humans and the machines they can create. On the other hand, the articles on the internet I did not find to be as insightful. While there was some new information, much of it has become common knowledge as I have used the internet over the past few years. This is likely due to the fact that the study on online anthropology was completed in 2002 and cited often from the 1990s. It has since become stale in the ever changing internet. The facebook friends article is similar because facebook is an ever changing entity that has grown tremendously since 2007, when the article was published.
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