To think how far we’ve come in the age of digital media, is amazing, but to think how far the possibilities of technology can take us is even more amazing. We started off with t.v.’s and simple computers where everything was one-way communication to today where we have smart phones, DVR, enhanced computers, home robots etc. As far as we can see technology has made our lives so much easier by doing all the hard work we do not want to do. Because digital media is such a growing industry I can only see it growing bigger in the upcoming years. We have accepted the toll it has taken on our lives, from how it exploits us through free marketing/labor but also how it brings us pleasure. As long as people continue to collectively favor pleasure over our value then digital era will always win.
In the future I see the Internet becoming so simplified and reachable that it flows like electricity, like Rainie and Anderson say. But I also see people forgetting how to live in the now and interact in person. I see more wearable inventions (Apple watches, Google glasses, etc.) taking over and a huge decrease in anything paper. The following article includes a video from Henry Blodget where he talks about the where digital media is going.
The aspects of digital media I would like to see increase is social media. Social media has created platforms for people to become different versions of themselves, it has allowed people to interact with others they never would and it has changed the way younger generations view politics. I would love to see new platforms be created where we can come together as a people and share our thoughts on change (politically, socially) because I do feel that the only way we can get what we want out of the world is to make changes collectively.
I would like to see companies believe in their consumers more. Consumers are what makes a company what it is and it is truly unfair that large companies take advantage of our miscomings like reading terms and agreements. Our job as consumers is to remain educated and for those who are educated, to educate others not just keep it to themselves.
Do you think it is possible for people to ever come together and take over the system?
What is one of the gadgets you are looking forward to in the near future?