Since I was sick last class, I'll be reflecting on Jameson and how I think his ideas relate to every day life. From his reading, and especially the part that I had to examine in class with Spencer, it seemed like Jameson was asserting that the world has become so advanced and not necessarily in a positive way. The rapid changes that we are experiencing in our world are happening so fast, particularly in relation to simulations, that we have come to prefer these synthetic ways of real ones.

This makes me think about technology and how much it has changed over the years, affecting the way we act and live our every day lives. We get our news from technology, we interact through technology, and we can even date with technology. Such advancements are harming the way we are as humans because it is creating a culture that is becoming more lazy and less active with poor social skills.

Not only are there websites for dating, but now there are now apps that help you connect with people in your area that allow you to talk and possibly date. In the past, before this was an option, people mainly met other people the old fashioned way. They met in person, had face-to-face conversations, and went on normal dates. Now, it has shifted to the point where you can hide behind your phone and have a full blown conversation with someone you matched up with, but when it comes to meeting in person, people are scared. They get awkward and there are silences because we don't know how to properly communicate anymore. Everything has been facilitated with technology that it is stripping us from our basic social skills.

And to think that the world keeps progressing towards more technological revolutions... What will communication be like then? It's scary to think of the direction in which we are heading.