tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246177474821158277.post6737545340848534089..comments2024-02-25T07:37:17.555-05:00Comments on Cold Class Communications: Digital Nation - DocumentaryLance Stratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246177474821158277.post-91968248823937298952010-02-12T21:03:36.912-05:002010-02-12T21:03:36.912-05:00it's not a matter of support or deliberate, it...it's not a matter of support or deliberate, it's just a dismissal, along the lines of <i>that's your opinion, this is mine.</i>Lance Stratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246177474821158277.post-62998413728811611262010-02-06T23:14:37.188-05:002010-02-06T23:14:37.188-05:00The example of Narcissus was the first idea to com...The example of Narcissus was the first idea to come in mind when viewing this part of the program! Is this how the story is now modernized? Using computers as mirrors? Are we simply lazy or do we just prefer to surround ourselves with tools which present us as their sole master?<br /><br />Postman’s perception of new media is unfortunately validated with students’ inability to express themselves cohesively. It is tough to see people struggle to put a few sentences together when asked to simply write their view on a topic. The sense of argumentative essays (among others) is essentially lost. How can one support his opinion when no efficient evidence can be presented in a logical way?Margaret M Roidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287369543375965255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246177474821158277.post-42345668962035654362010-02-06T22:42:20.623-05:002010-02-06T22:42:20.623-05:00ha ha, that was an amusing bit, and brings to mind...ha ha, that was an amusing bit, and brings to mind McLuhan's phrase, Narcissus narcosis!<br /><br />The point about writing in paragraphs (and some say we should be grateful if we're even getting that) seems in line with Neil Postman's arguments about incoherence and discontinuity. While proponents have been quick to celebrate the nonlinearity of the new media, and there is something to be said for breaking out of its confines, the loss seems to outweigh the gain in this instance.Lance Stratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.com