ENG/IMS 171 A /
Fall 2012 / Day & Time: TTR / Location: 328 Upham Hall / Instructor: Ryan Ireland
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Scary...
So if you aren't paranoid yet, here's a video that will make you paranoid. (Also, mind the background noise, camera angles, and editing of the "news" piece as you watch it.)
Wow. This video really scares me. I wonder how much of what I do on my iPhone or Twitter or credit card purchases can translate to how my life is really going (like predicting my future based on them). Its really crazy to think that somebody or something (like Google Analytics) could predict that you are getting a divorce, or failing a class, based on what you buy and what you are saying with your technology. This kind of makes me want to break my phone and computer, because in a way it feels like technology and media are in control of my future. Maybe being self conscious of this will also affect my decisions, therefore using reverse psychology to cause me to make decisions. It seems like a vicious and never-ending cycle.
Wow. This video really scares me. I wonder how much of what I do on my iPhone or Twitter or credit card purchases can translate to how my life is really going (like predicting my future based on them). Its really crazy to think that somebody or something (like Google Analytics) could predict that you are getting a divorce, or failing a class, based on what you buy and what you are saying with your technology. This kind of makes me want to break my phone and computer, because in a way it feels like technology and media are in control of my future. Maybe being self conscious of this will also affect my decisions, therefore using reverse psychology to cause me to make decisions. It seems like a vicious and never-ending cycle.
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