Week 2: McLuhan's Theory

I have chosen to do the alternative blog assignment in examining McLuhan's Theory. The example I have chosen to examine G.P.S..
It enhances the ability to get from point A to point B in a more time efficient manner. It gives you the option of the fastest rout possible, traffic updates, and you don't need to stop to ask somebody for directions.

It reverses humanity being dependent on themselves and instead relying on computers to do the work for you. It also reverses personalization, people no longer trust other people and won't stop to ask somebody for directions, because nobody trusts anybody anymore.

It again makes obsolete the need for communication between people, because they have their little computers in their cars to tell them where to go and how to get there. It also makes maps obsolete because they are already on the G.P.S..

It retrieves the ability to travel more without the worries of getting lost, and most G.P.S.'s have suggestions for places to stay and eat along the way, like a phone book or travel guide.