Getting In Early

I have a stack of homework to do this weekend so I thought I’d get most of my posting done before the weekend actually starts.

I’ll get the ball rolling this week by having a sticky beak at what my fellow classmates have been writing about. I seem to be linking to the same (reliable) bloggers all the time, so this time I’m going to pick names at random. Here goes…

Carlie appears to have done a similar thing to me (great minds think alike) in checking out what others are writing about. I’m glad I looked at your blog though Carly, because I love your theme!

Moving on, Kenton offers a cool approach to Technological Determinism. It’s like a breath of fresh air. I too get mind boggled over theories such as this. To add to Kenton’s point about Technological Determinism being independent from other sociological factors, Betty highlighted in my tutorial this week the idea that without technology (think the simple things, writing, reading, music, books) certain social factors may not exist. In that sense, perhaps technology is somewhat of a catalyst in social trends that lead to cultural change? Right, thats about enough of that on a Friday evening.

Next, Elly raises an interesting discussion about the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ that’s recently plagued social media. I’m rarely one to get involved in this sort of activity, quite honestly it annoys me. However, I feel this challenge has been affective in raising awareness for a very unknown and devastating disease. Coming from a family affected by Motor Neurone Disease, I’m pleased to see that more people know what it is, and even better is that they’re wanting to create change. Sure, there are many who just want people to laugh at them chucking buckets of water over their heads, but I feel they are the reason for this campaign’s success. Quite clever really.

I’ll finish up there, but keep posting food for thought people.