answering questions

Partner: Sam Carrothers

From reading: resisting technology - What are some examples in which do to technology, we have become commodities?
-As technology improves a person's physical body becomes less useful as the precision and speed of new machines overtake that of the human body. These machines will soon completely overtake the usefulness of the physical body leaving humans as only a thinking being. An example of a place where machines have already surpassed humans is the building of cars by using robotics.

From reading: architecture of participation - Is it more important (or equally so) that we measure the 'quantity of life' on the individual level as well as the collective.
-At this time period we have moved past a need for humans to think only of furthering the species to the next generation. We have entered a time when the individual is now seen as more important than the collective. These selfish ideals could lead to the fall of society. This is why it is equally important that people focus on both the individual and collective quality of life.

From reading: Some Tentative Axioms of Communication - The concept of quantifying communication interested me. Are unintentional responses deemed of lesser communicable value?
-Although I see quantifying communication as a useless exercise I would have to say that unintentional responses are just as important if not more so that intentional responses. Unintentional responses have more weight because they show the true side of a person, they are uncalculated so they are no just what the person wants everyone to hear. Unintentional responses are also important because their unprecise nature is more akin to human rather than computers.The separation between humans and computers is extremely important as technology moves forward.