As
we have learned, cyberspace is a meeting place for doing things but, there is
so much more to it. Norbert Wiener realized in medical school that there is
feedback in all interactivity. This concept of a feedback loop suggests that
body parts project themselves into devices in order to allow for feedback. The
example in the book made a lot of sense to me. It says that when a person
drives a sedan rather then the sports car, one can so-called, “feel” the
difference. This is because the sports car responds faster to the person,
resulting in responding with higher feedback. In addition, I found the section
of “who should control cyberspace?” to be interesting. As I was reading the
passage it said, that the first citizens of cyberspace made their own rules
with little control. The word that caught my eye was “citizens.” This suggests
that cyberspace does not just contain physical things like the computer itself
but its part of a bigger picture. The idea of citizens is another way of saying
a community or system in which relationships emerge and there is a sense of
togetherness. Even though this is true, the system has much vulnerability. On
page 63, the passage said that in order to affect millions of people, we can
publish an article but, since it is not directly personal, the effects are
weak. I look forward to seeing if these vulnerabilities will change within
time.
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