My blog posts are peppered with my own personal reactions to various assignments, books, articles, and other media.\u00a0I discussed how the Black Mirror\u00a0<\/em>episode “Be Right Back”\u00a0“prompted me with a number of questions regarding how I myself might approach a situation in which I could interact with a reconstructed version of a dearly departed loved one.”\u00a0<\/em>I examined and questioned my personal reaction to the concept of the “Grief Police” when I asked “So why is grief something we (maybe just read: I) are (am) so judgmental about \u2014 especially when we have all experienced it?”\u00a0<\/em>In reflecting upon the reading and writing this response<\/a>, I was able to critically examine my own judgements and biases that affect my non-academic life.<\/p>\n I also spend some time addressing the social ramifications of the technology with which we engage, referring to how things might go horribly wrong in the future if we aren’t careful about how we utilize technology. In “a world that in some ways is becoming more and more like a video game \u2014 things get scary.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “As we continue to study the \u201cdeath of technology,\u201d I\u2019m inclined to argue that technology never really dies, as it is simply a product of humankind.”\u00a0<\/em>I think it is absolutely key that we keep this in mind moving forward into unknown technological territory. Technology is only as dangerous or helpful as we, humans, make it, and it isn’t going away any time soon.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This blog over the course of the past semester has, in a way, served as a personal journal in which I’ve been able to detail my learning, how I began to make connections between relevant academic concepts, and how I integrated my learning into my real-world understanding of life around me. While I didn’t notice … <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig215\/files\/2017\/02\/men_against_fire_1.jpg\")