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Rushkoff on TIME's Person of the Week
Oct 21, 2023
Guest Douglas Rushkoff, media theorist, reflects on the evolution of media consumption, changes in technology and capitalism, and the importance of human connection. They discuss the cycle between hope and fear with technology and share personal experiences including app downloads and getting lost in IKEA.
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- Understanding the evolution of media environments is crucial for how humans and computers interact in the digital age.
- Relying too heavily on AI in decision-making processes can overlook the richness of lived experiences and promote a disconnected society.
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Understanding the Media Environments of Different Generations
Douglas Rushkoff discusses how the media environment in which individuals grow up shapes their perception of the world. He highlights the differences between a scribal world, a printing press world, a radio world, a television world, and the current digital media world. Rushkoff emphasizes the shift from a collective television media environment to a discrete digital media environment, where everything is broken up into individual digital experiences. He argues that understanding this evolution is crucial, as it impacts how humans and computers interact.
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