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JustinColanninoSecondPaper 16 - 10 Apr 2010 - Main.JustinColannino
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John Henry, The Internet, and the New Autonomy | | | "A man ain't nothin' but a man"
Human beings are made of culture. In many ways, each of us is a product of what we are exposed to. What we want, like, and believe varies depending on where we are born and who our parents are. Due to each of our particular experiences growing up, we express different preferences. Holmes loves granite rocks and barberry bushes, while I prefer tree-lined side streets with cracks filled in with tar. | |
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< | A corollary to this observation is that what we choose to do affects the choices that others make. We react to what we experience in others - manners, gestures, clothing, and goods. What others wear influences our idea of fashion, what we make influences how others make things, and when you read my last sentience it interacts with your mental picture, producing some new state, perhaps not the one I intended. This concept can be modeled by imagining that what we do ripples out around us to those able to observe us, shaping their world view. In turn, their actions create observational ripples back to us. These ripples influence our choices, shaping who we are out of the dynamic system called culture. | >
> | A corollary to this observation is that what we choose to do affects the choices that others make. We react to what we experience in others - manners, gestures, clothing, and goods. What others wear influences our idea of fashion, what we make influences how others make things, and when you read my last sentence it interacted with your mental picture, producing some new state, perhaps not the one I intended. This concept can be modeled by imagining that what we do ripples out around us to those able to observe us, shaping their world view. In turn, their actions create observational ripples back to us. These ripples influence our choices, shaping who we are out of the dynamic system called culture. | | |
"The Captain said to John Henry, I'm gonna bring that steam drill 'round'"
The mechanized production of goods, services, and artistic works in this system affects the way that culture is produced too. Instead of the democratic paradigm - with each of us producing the same amplitude of ripples throughout the system when we act - mechanized production and delivery has the ability to create shockwaves through the culture system. Those with control over production and distribution have their decisions observed by more people, which influences more behavior resulting in an asynchronous capability to shape culture and who we are. |
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