TEDxASB - Scott Klososky - 2/25/10

Topic: Did God Invent the Internet?
Description: Many people today are discussing the ultimate impact of technology on the human race. They often dont state it just that way, but they do talk about how technology is impacting our kids, and how it has changed their own lives for better and for worse. So the seminal question is whether technology will ultimately help or cripple humanity. In some ways, this thought might be too big and unpredictable to even consider in 2010, yet if we can project out what the answer might be, the changes in behavior we could make now might really be helpful. The reality is that technology may be the largest catalyst for change since we became conscious. No other influence in our lives is so integrated into who we are, and how we operate. It is also important to note, that we have barely scratched the surface with how we use technology because we have only had it for a relatively short time. At the current rate of progression with invention and innovation, our lives will barely be recognizable 100 years from now. By the way, our kids and grandkids will still be alive at that time in most cases, so it is imperative that we form our beliefs on what this powerful catalyst might inevitably do for us and make any adjustments necessary now

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[sklososky]

@Jude1955 I agree with you on relationships - if they are handled correctly. There are some people that leave them online and synthetic and that is what I am referencing. Or are you saying that all relationships are perfect online? I respect your opinion on the 51/49. I suspect I live in the same world as you, but see it from a different lens

[OUstephen]

I liked it. Thought it was good to think through the many negative implications of technology, although I'm not sure this progression can be stopped. I think the speaker probably is overstating the negative aspects in his 51/49 rating because they will be minimized automatically by those likely to watch.

Disclosure: I met my wife online over 6 years ago. My first wife I met in person the old fashioned way and that didn't go so well. :-)

[Jude1955]

Relationships formed via the internet are *not* synthetic. You can meet someone via the internet, but the work to form and sustain the relationship happens in a real environment. That was one of many ridiculous things you said. The internet is 51/49 positive/negative? I see so few negatives about the internet that I have to believe you live in a different world from me.