I came up with this idea regarding cyborgs, it may be crazy or not even make sense but Ill share it regardless.
I think that we are moving swiftly toward a society that is made up completely of cyborgs, because of our reliance on internet. So many people have the internet, their cell phones, and/or laptops that they are never not connected to the world wide web. So in a way I think that cyborgs are all around us, just not in the classical sense of say The Terminator. We have become so dependent on the internet that it has become a part of who we are.
Also, I think that this could tie into Marie's presentation on online identities. So many people have some form of identity on the internet, this personality is part of who they are.
On Wikipedia it says that "the cyborg is often seen today merely as an organism that has enhanced abilities due to technology." Couldn't this explanation apply to many of us?
I'm not sure if this makes sense or not but just something I have been thinking about, I would like to think of it as my own condensed cyborg manifesto :)
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and I think Haraway would agree! (as do I, incidentally) :)
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ReplyDeleteI agree. It seems that almost everywhere you go people are connected with technology. Especially with cell phones and the internet. I knwo on facebook it seems like veryone and their mother and brother and pets are on it! I have friends whose grandparents are even on it. We are all connecting to others through technology. It is becoming a part of us. Especially college students. Here at Clemson, laptops are mandatory. It's like saying bring youself and your harddrive to class, well not exactly. We rely on technology for everything now it seems like.
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