Shaping the World As We See Fit

The world is a different place than it was 100 years ago, 50 years ago, even 10 years ago. Compare 2011 to 2001: we've gone from an era where flip phones were the new craze to one in which our phones are effectively small computers, more powerful than desktops of that bygone era. And it's not just the technology that's changed. We as a people have adapted, evolved into a new form to fit this new and truly digital world.

Marshall McLuhan stated that we offload work onto machines and technology, in a very real sense 'amputating' a part of ourselves in exchange for greater efficiency and convenience. Professor Bruce Mazlish added to this thought, stating that man had in fact evolved alongside technology; in effect saying that mankind and his technological advances have always been and will continue to be codependent upon one another.

This evolution in technology, this new paradigm in human development, has changed the way in which we 'frame' our world. No longer are men and women content to sit in their homes, caring for only their small portion of the world. Like McLuhan said, technology serves as an extension of our natural capacities and in this day and age, technologies such as Twitter, Facebook, and internet-based news sources has extended (so to speak)  mankind's ability to observe and interact with the world to an unprecedented level. Whether we want to admit it or not, the human race has entered a brave new world. What we do with it however, is indeed completely up to us.