Comments on: Musings on Individual Thinkers and Social Knowledge http://blurringborders.com/2008/07/20/musings-on-individual-thinkers-and-social-knowledge/ Tech Policy, Development and World Affairs Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:14:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Kevin http://blurringborders.com/2008/07/20/musings-on-individual-thinkers-and-social-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Kevin Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:37:46 +0000 http://kevindonovan.wordpress.com/?p=145#comment-49 I think the medium influences us, but it is far from deterministic. It has a tendency, but it is not going to happen for everyone and to the same degree. But, yes, as for the general sentiment, I agree that the medium matters. I think the medium influences us, but it is far from deterministic. It has a tendency, but it is not going to happen for everyone and to the same degree. But, yes, as for the general sentiment, I agree that the medium matters.

]]> By: thecounterculturalist http://blurringborders.com/2008/07/20/musings-on-individual-thinkers-and-social-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-48 thecounterculturalist Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:53:42 +0000 http://kevindonovan.wordpress.com/?p=145#comment-48 I disagree with you over your belief that the medium of information is irrelevant. Everything, including medium, matters. There are going to be differences in the way our mind functions if it solely reads print newspapers versus online news versus random blog posts. However, this difference may be for better or worse. Unlike Carr, I don't believe these changes in information consumption habits are automatically negative. (Pessimism is never advantageous.) Instead, these changes are merely different. It is far too soon to begin to see how reading blogs, or using Google is changing us. But, it definitely is changing us. How so, who knows? We are a product of our time, and our time is indeed an age of blogs and Google. I disagree with you over your belief that the medium of information is irrelevant.

Everything, including medium, matters. There are going to be differences in the way our mind functions if it solely reads print newspapers versus online news versus random blog posts.

However, this difference may be for better or worse.

Unlike Carr, I don’t believe these changes in information consumption habits are automatically negative. (Pessimism is never advantageous.) Instead, these changes are merely different.

It is far too soon to begin to see how reading blogs, or using Google is changing us. But, it definitely is changing us. How so, who knows?

We are a product of our time, and our time is indeed an age of blogs and Google.

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