Positive or Negative Technological Determinist?

A 'technological determinist' is someone who recgonises technology as a major part of our daily lives. A 'positive technological determinist' then is someone who sees this as something good whilst a 'negative technological determinist' is the opposite.

Positives

• Convenience - Information is easier to access and easier to use.
  
• Communication - Cheaper, easier and quicker to communicate with people worldwide. 'Global Villiage'.
  
• Education - A wider source of information is available on NMTs about a wider range of subjects.
• Advancements - Techonology is new one day and old another. This means that it is constantly advancing to suit our needs and is always improving. It creates challenges and encourages development and free thinking.
  
• Democratisation - Everyone with access has the freedom to post what they want meaning 'everyone has a voice'.

Negatives

• Crime - No technology is 100% secure.
  
• Privacy - More information about you isavailable to others.
• Isolationism - With NMTs like the internet there is no need to go anywhere. Theoretically everything can be done from home.
  
• Democratisation - As everyone has a voice and everyone can post the standard of writing may be lower. Unlike print based media, blogs (for example) aren't governed by any strict rules about what you can post. Thus information posted may be false or based on rumours.

Although there are numerous negative points to NMT it is my belief that in the long run, and overall, technology can only benefit us. There is too much information on the bad aspects of media technologies, and not enough focus on the positives. A prime example of which is gaming.

Extra Credit: George Atkins - [His Blog Coming Soon...]