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Ethan Zuckerman: Listening to global voices | Video on TED.com
As I have spent last year testing out the theory of creating niche networks and subgroups. I always thought it was an inevitable and positive direction. This lecture has pointed out that it is also increasing our ignorance towards other cultures and ideas.
Being a xenophile, I've always liked that I have one foot in traditional asian ideals and one in modern western mentality. I see myself as the 'Bridge figure' that Ethan refers to. One from two worlds and endowed with the translating ability between worlds, in my case, at least five worlds. " Language is the access key to knowledge" this quote rings true for me as I know that after learning Mandarin and its writing, you understand how it shapes culture, how it sets the foundation for interaction between humans.
I think Ethan makes a very good point that we're all generating this filter bubble within the internet that cuts off information from other sources. We may stumble upon a different sources of information, like a page in arabic or spanish or japanese, but we would usually just leave the page asap. The fact is, we are just concerned with our immediate surroundings.
The other interesting point that Ethan brought up reminds me of my mistaken presumptions too. The idea that bits would be move faster than atoms is currently wrong. We can get our hands on an Evian bottle of water that was packaged yesterday at the 7 Eleven shop, but we wouldn't get direct news from the french government. Just like how I thought the world was moving into the virtual world. However it is more likely that physical objects will get embedded with technology, bringing the virtual world into the real one.
Ethan Zuckerman: Listening to global voices | Video on TED.com
As I have spent last year testing out the theory of creating niche networks and subgroups. I always thought it was an inevitable and positive direction. This lecture has pointed out that it is also increasing our ignorance towards other cultures and ideas.
Being a xenophile, I've always liked that I have one foot in traditional asian ideals and one in modern western mentality. I see myself as the 'Bridge figure' that Ethan refers to. One from two worlds and endowed with the translating ability between worlds, in my case, at least five worlds. " Language is the access key to knowledge" this quote rings true for me as I know that after learning Mandarin and its writing, you understand how it shapes culture, how it sets the foundation for interaction between humans.
I think Ethan makes a very good point that we're all generating this filter bubble within the internet that cuts off information from other sources. We may stumble upon a different sources of information, like a page in arabic or spanish or japanese, but we would usually just leave the page asap. The fact is, we are just concerned with our immediate surroundings.
The other interesting point that Ethan brought up reminds me of my mistaken presumptions too. The idea that bits would be move faster than atoms is currently wrong. We can get our hands on an Evian bottle of water that was packaged yesterday at the 7 Eleven shop, but we wouldn't get direct news from the french government. Just like how I thought the world was moving into the virtual world. However it is more likely that physical objects will get embedded with technology, bringing the virtual world into the real one.
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