Shirley

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

Is participation via social media means really the path towards a collective knowledge pool of the future? How do we filter the noise? #w10

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

In a world full of fake news and presidential arguments on twitter, has expert opinion become a victim of its own credibility? #W10

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

@COMM365_Aiden How much complexity is needed for artificial life? Is the Turing test really enough to determine this? #w10

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

@Comm365J I do not feel that the limitation is natural or good at all - more like it is a limit imposed due to the attention span myth #W10

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

@COMM365_AshleyS I think it is more than likely - if we count social media and computers as half a cyborg, we'd be more than halfway there.

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

Collective narcissism of neo-conservatives that their country is superior to all others - a collective simulacra that deludes reality. #W9

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

Facebook's encourages self-doctoring/ narcissistic selective portrayal - an interwoven simulacra, perfect moments that murder reality #W9

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

Cyborgs reject myths of old humanity, challenging schools of thought, enabling a search for a new sense of self in the saturated world #W9

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

Deep and loose connections created by youtube and participation eventually blurs the line between and machine - AI vlogs a possibility. #W9

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

Cyborgs allow the breaking of humanist norms, offering opportunities for liberation and in turn the furthering of humanity's evolution. #W9

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

To claim that robots "take away" is myopic. That which isnt given cannot be taken away. Are we really living in a more empathetic world? #W8

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

The desire for a safe (robotic) outlet or avenue of interaction, in turn, reminds us of the fragility and difficulty of social relations #W8

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

bounds about the human condition/ allows us to understand the fear behind loneliness and anxiety via individuals interacting with robots #W8

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

If we consider that robots have been made for hazardous tasks, automation, and offering care to vulnerable persons, that alone speaks #W8

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

To claim that digital companions "do not contribute" is shortsighted at best. Already, their existence shows much in what is unwritten. #W8

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

Selective perception of history, rear view or no, used in ways reminiscent of dark atavism. People drawn together by fictional enemies. #W7

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

Re-tribalization is exclusive in the Trump phenomenon. Rear-view mirror of coal industry, good old days, of "bad" migrants. #W7

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

@COMM365_Aiden Political atmosphere in US mirrors re-tribalization in bad ways. Attitudes increasingly polarized to "us and them". #W7

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

@COMM365_Aiden The closure of high street stores and decline of department stores like Sears in the light of Amazon and online shopping #W7

[Shirley @COMM365_Shirls]

@COMM365_Aiden Music industry's reaction to digital music and new methods of distribution - lawsuits ineffective at stopping piracy #W7