ICRH morning meeting

In every group or project there's always going to be people with set opinions. I found that during the morning ICRH meeting people had their minds made up on the issue of whether to have background checks. They didn't want to start off by making people feel un-welcomed and didn't want to offend them, while one person felt it deemed necessary as a precaution. I understood both sides because you don't want them to think you're coming in with assumptions, but at the same time you have to give everyone a safe environment. It's farther than the people that they're taking in, it is also about the volunteers. As far as the people they're taking in, some might have children so you want to be sure there weren't any sexual assault or pedefilia charges either. Then there's the volunteers safety to consider because you want to be cautious of those with battery charges. I understand the concept that they may have done dirt to survive, but there's certain things that should be considered. They need to find a balance between everyone's safety and allowing everyone to feel comfortable.

Sherry Turkle Interview

I loved her concept of being alone together because as I look around at everyone, it has became the new trend. I have witnessed people falling down stairs trying to walk and text, people sitting across the table from each other more interested in face book than their dinner, and even people who delete pictures/post if they don't get a certain amount of likes. I believe its the idea of wanting others acceptance and even wanting to feel important by staying/remaining consumed in technology. My generation kind of fell into the technological era and never got up. Yes technology progresses, but we remain in a trance where we've lost our social skills and even our manors. Similar to how when someone's doing a presentation and we're so into what's on our computer screen, tablet, or phone that we fail to give people the respect they're due. It's already hard to get in front of a class, but I can imagine it's even harder to get in front of a class where everyone's head is down. It's a part of body language because by not looking at them, we seem uninterested and since we're intrigued by something else, we clearly are. It's not technology's fault, it's how we decide to utilize it.

Change of My Digital Media Habit

Let me begin by saying, I use my phone more at school than I do at home because technically that's how I communicate with people back home. Being a major family person, communication with everyone back home is very important to me. So instead of going 24 hours without digital media. I resulted to keeping my phone on silent. At first I would check it periodically,but as I got use to it, I would simply leave my phone in my backpack or in another room. I have to have my phone basically all day because I am always on the go, and very seldom do I just sit in my room. I believe when it comes to my habits of social media, it all depends on my location because it isn't a daily thing.

Censorship

In chapter 3 of "The New Digital Age", it is discussed how different countries censor their internet or even filter certain websites. I find that important because there are certain videos and websites that should not be able to be accessed because of it's content. For example there was this video put on the internet of this man chopping off his girl friends head with a hunting knife. People say they posted the video because it was the fastest beheading in the world. Of course this occurred in another country, but I don't think that's something that should've been able to be accessed in America. I believe people watched the video out of curiosity on if it was real or not, but that's not something that should've even been able to be accessed in the first place. Long story short, the government removed it from YouTube almost immediately after it was posted. That was censorship at it's finest.

chapter 4 of "who owns the future"

Unfortunately, the farther I get in the book, the more I realize that I really have no clue what Jaron Lanier is talking about. I know I am reading words, but his message simply isn't registering. Possibly because he combines so many different titles in one chapter that it causes my brain to go hey wire. Fortunate for me, I can partially understand his take on being rich. I agree that it's easier to get rich than stay rich. Some gain wealth from what I call old money, then there's the other's that made their way to the top through business ventures. Although one's wealth can come through an investment or venture, I've noticed that not even the rich stay rich. Most file for bankruptcy or even commit tax fraud. Yes money in anyone's situation will help, but I'm a firm believer that where there's more money there's more problems and that's possibly how the rich doesn't stay rich.