Wow, that was an incredible video. I definitely think it accomplishes a number of things with it's information, inducing awe, realization and even fear. Some of the information makes me think, wow, look at how far we've come, such as the fact about the New York Times and the one about the future jobs kids are preparing for that don't exist yet. How great the human race must be, to have uncovered so much information about the world around us, and to be on a track to discover even more! We must really be awesome.
However, the video also asks the question, how much of this information and technology is being put to good use? Yes, the Internet can be an informational "super highway", but as you can see, it is commonly used for things like social networking websites, texting, and dating sites. Facebook and MySpace are ridiculously popular, and connect over 200 million people; unfortunately, most of those "connections" are through "heyyy bAbe!!!"'s and "jk-lol-rofl"'s and not intellectual advancement or knowledge. Even criminal activity can occur online, in the case of illegal downloading, which has brought a huge decrease in album profits for recording artists. We have so much technology, and for most people, it's put to aWeSomeee! use in our social lives and iPods.
Finally, the video actually strikes me with fear and worry for our future. First of all, the problem of overpopulation stood out to me, and the sheer magnitude of the global population really hit me in the quotes about being "one in a million" in China, the kids in India, and the babies born while the video was watched. Also, the facts about the online-dating-induced marriages and the number of internet devices show how much the internet has infiltrated our daily lives. Also, I am genuinely terrified by the idea of a supercomputer that exceeds the computational abilities of the entire human species; it sounds like the premise of a sci-fi horror movie. This was a really amazing video, even though it brought me through a spectrum of emotion and did not really make me think of any of my classes at GBN in particular.
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I agree with many of your points. I feel that although there are so many new inventions in the area of technology, it is really important to look at what these advancements mean for the world and to look at and consider the negative outcomes of the technology. I also agree with your statement that the idea of a supercomputer is frightening.
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