Kinda wondering about the techno optimism and techn determinism in
Rebecca's title:

What about Technological Affordances for Utopia and Dystopia?
Boring, but more precise.

I think with the Surveillance society (or as FBook wants to call it --
except for themsleves), "The Transparent Society", I wouldn't bet all my
techno marbles on Utopia.

Barry Wellman

S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC              NetLab Director
Department of Sociology                  725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388
University of Toronto  Toronto Canada M5S 2J4  twitter:barrywellman
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman            fax:+1-416-978-3963
Updating history:      http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php

Not my title :-)

Rebecca G. Adams
Associate Provost for Planning & Assessment
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC  27402-6170

Email:  Rebecca_Adams@uncg.edu
Voice:  336-334-3578
FAX:    336-334-4342

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Kinda wondering about the techno optimism and techn determinism in
Rebecca's title:

What about Technological Affordances for Utopia and Dystopia?
Boring, but more precise.

I think with the Surveillance society (or as FBook wants to call it --
except for themsleves), "The Transparent Society", I wouldn't bet all my
techno marbles on Utopia.

Barry Wellman

S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC              NetLab Director
Department of Sociology                  725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388
University of Toronto  Toronto Canada M5S 2J4  twitter:barrywellman
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman            fax:+1-416-978-3963
Updating history:      http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php

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