Perhaps in a mirroring of the diffuse and evolving theory of networks, Eliot suggested that there isn’t a single, definitive idea that can be gleaned from the readings. Eliot brought the discussion back once more to M McLuhan, talking about how the more general a theory is (eg technological determinism) the less it tends to describe specific scenarios.

Vanessa seemed to be right in saying that network theories are importantly, only theories, and as suggested by Potts, avoid definitive categorisation.

Does technology ever function independently from us? I don’t believe so. I see technology as our demon-child, maybe rogue but always and irrevocably ours. I see the distinction between human and technology as a matter of scale, just because we don’t understand sociology in the same way as say, a desktop computer, doesn’t invoke the mystical by necessity.