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Do I agree with Postman?

It was interesting reading all of the postman’s different thoughts on technology. One thing I found interesting that the postman mentioned was the dangers of “one-eyed prophets”.

I believe technology has so many benefits as well as so many cons. I have personally encountered so many individuals who only harp on the bad parts of technology, while I understand their point of views, being a digital studies major I have gotten the privilege to see so much of the good technology has brought to the world.

I think what the postman was talking about in terms of “one-eyed prophets”, I think it can definitely be dangerous and can lead people into having a fear of technology which is very common in present days.

In the film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, good vs evil and winners vs losers is very prevalent. The character “Judge Doom” if it isn;t already obvious in the name was the antagonist in the film. He created a new technology called “the dip” to get rid of toons for good.

Postman mentioned that the introduction of new technology connects to winners vs losers. In “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, Judge Doom technically was the loser in the film because other characters were not fond of his new technology and wanted it destroyed.

Judge Doom and Eddie Valiant competed against each other for one to get their way and ultimately fight/argument. I thought of this as an example of media wars which Postman described as new technologies competing with existing ones.

Emotions

The first song is titled R.E.M by Ariana Grande

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVPEP_KSldA

0:09 – Love the beat feel very happy

0:17 – Love the harmonies feels out of body

0:52 – Feel very happy and excited love the beat change

1:16 – 1:33 – I feel hyped at this moment I love singing along to this part

1:55 – Out of body feeling because of the harmonies

3:15 – So happy at this moment mainly because of the beat and energy change in the beat and sound. I feel very calm yet very fulfilled.

3:44 – The outro is so cool it makes me feel peaceful, serene, and smiley

Envy The Leaves by Madison Beer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGGr-Z4JrSc

0:06 – Off the rip I felt a heavy gloomy vibe

0:29 – Still a very gloomy vibe, but peaceful because of the pretty harmonies

1:09 – I no longer feel a gloomy vibe, more of a serene and peaceful vibe

1:54 – Happy and content at this moment. I love singing along at this point

2:12 – A much darker energy because of the beat and sound change but still very moved and at peace in this moment

2:55 – 3:16 – Kind of out of body, happy, even a bit sad at the same time. Super cool beat change.

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Daily create

First daily create of the semester! This was actually more challenging than I expected. I was stuck thinking about an unexpected coincidence and once I got it in my head I didn’t know how I wanted to create it. I did stick to the 10-15 minute rule when creating my post, but I may have brainstormed for a bit longer. Participating in the daily create challenge already has me realizing that I need to stop trying to be perfect at everything. I’m definitely noticing that I feel wired to make sure everything is done in the “correct way”. I’m excited to see how much easier the daily creates get for me throughout the semester. #ds106