Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Annual survey of mobile phone use by Lancaster Uni for Teleconomy
This year's survey of mobile phone use amongst the youth of today suggests two broad categories of users: 'cyborgs' and 'deniers'. The 'cyborg' label has previously been reserved for individuals who choose to merge themselves with machine parts (like Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man, and Kevin Warwick). find it fascinating and also a little worrying that our contemporary reliance on technology should lead to this description, but I guess in a way we are all cyborgs if we rely in any way on technology in ours lives.
Now, the 'deniers' intrigue me because they're actually the top cyborgs, they just don't know it, or if they do they won't admit it. There's a deeper question here that I don't think the survey quite answers: do we have a lack of perception about our current reliance on technology, or do we have a very clear perception of it, and think it's a bad thing?
I don't think I'm a cyborg or a denier, but my wife would say otherwise, as I sit upstairs writing this blog instead of making her a cup of tea. I must a denier who's in denial.
This year's survey of mobile phone use amongst the youth of today suggests two broad categories of users: 'cyborgs' and 'deniers'. The 'cyborg' label has previously been reserved for individuals who choose to merge themselves with machine parts (like Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man, and Kevin Warwick). find it fascinating and also a little worrying that our contemporary reliance on technology should lead to this description, but I guess in a way we are all cyborgs if we rely in any way on technology in ours lives.
Now, the 'deniers' intrigue me because they're actually the top cyborgs, they just don't know it, or if they do they won't admit it. There's a deeper question here that I don't think the survey quite answers: do we have a lack of perception about our current reliance on technology, or do we have a very clear perception of it, and think it's a bad thing?
I don't think I'm a cyborg or a denier, but my wife would say otherwise, as I sit upstairs writing this blog instead of making her a cup of tea. I must a denier who's in denial.
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