tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389181255786430083.post5546212333444761220..comments2023-10-11T05:46:26.432-05:00Comments on Where: Technology: Personal or Public?Brendan Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00528698033763911972noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389181255786430083.post-75040154829671449062009-04-07T00:01:00.000-05:002009-04-07T00:01:00.000-05:00I think the biggest parallel is the extent to whic...I think the biggest parallel is the extent to which both cars and computers made the world smaller. Cars enabled physical mobility, while computers (or more precisely, the Internet) are not just about social mobility as Brendan suggested, but mobility across time and space, shrinking distances between people and information and between people and other people. Discourse on globalization and technology has touched on the profound effect of this on the way cities are and will be organized - economically, physically, socially.Katia Savchukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03989789952744062598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389181255786430083.post-51998197118348624732009-04-03T13:07:00.000-05:002009-04-03T13:07:00.000-05:00Interesting point. I agree that the car as a posse...Interesting point. I agree that the car as a possession is much more of a universal status symbol, maybe the quintessential American status symbol. <BR/><BR/>With computers, it's not about what kind of computer you own--it's about having computer access, having Internet access, and knowing how to use those to one's advantage. <BR/><BR/>Part of my point here, which I maybe don't say directly, is that in the US that access tends to coincide with ownership, so if you don't have a computer, it's much harder to use one regularly or effectively. This is related to what you mentioned--that being able to recognize a computer's value is necessary in order to really benefit from it.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14807212174863217820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389181255786430083.post-12219994579293873852009-04-03T09:16:00.000-05:002009-04-03T09:16:00.000-05:00The car and the computer both symbolize freedom an...The car and the computer both symbolize freedom and mobility, but I'd argue that the car is still more of a status symbol for a greater portion of society. Perhaps the two technologies represent different types of mobility? The car is definitely more physical, while owning a computer (particularly a laptop) is more about social mobility.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if being able to recognize the value of a computer over that of a car is a big part of that privilege you reference.Brendan Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00528698033763911972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389181255786430083.post-87633255499166207232009-04-03T02:58:00.000-05:002009-04-03T02:58:00.000-05:00very well put; and made me stop and think for a se...very well put; and made me stop and think for a second - which i love - kudosJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15443739887233713460noreply@blogger.com