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Agreement: Robinson discusses cultural shock and how “this experience can be profoundly disorienting” and that “being propelled too quickly into an unfamiliar future could have the same traumatic effects” (p. 46). I can relate to this through how my grandma and grandpa both interact with technology. Technology has changed so drastically their lives; my grandma doesn’t want to keep up with it. She refuses to use the internet, was only recently talked into getting a cell phone to have in case of emergencies, and she even uses a typewriter at work. My grandpa, on the other hand, has had a different reaction; he loves connecting with friends on Facebook, conducts a great deal of business online, and he always buys the next best phone. My grandpa may have been able to adapt, but I can see that my grandma has suffered some from the feeling of ‘cultural shock’ in response to rapidly changing technology that Robinson discusses.

Agreement: Robinson discusses how human population changes are a leading factor in innovation changes: “Responding to these massive shifts in population will demand radically new ways of caring for natural resources, new technologies for generating energy, new and sustainable methods of food production and new approaches to both the prevention and treatment of diseases. Here, as everywhere, innovation is crucial” (p. 37). I agree with this idea that as technology advances it is changing our society, but our needs are also changing how innovation advances. Robinson points out how human population growth is affecting change, but I can also see how climate change seems to be greatly affecting the types of new technologies that are being created. There is a huge push to develop new sources of renewable energy and other technologies that will help us combat our climate change crisis.

Agreement: “One is that the nature of work will continue to change for very many people. Our children will not only change jobs several times in the lives but probably careers” (p. 41). I can relate to this quote by comparing my mom’s career path to what is more common today, and to what my own will inevitably be. Aside from the high school and college jobs she had to pay bills, my mom has held the same job as an account her whole life. Nowadays, it is much more common for people to change jobs and industries on a  frequent basis. On college campuses, the idea of a ‘gig economy’ and marketability across industries is stressed. Everything I am learning in college is about diversifying my talents and abilities so that I will be marketable in different jobs.

Agreement: Robinson argues that “there is also an unprecedented deluge of news and information and an insistent pressure to keep abreast of it all” and that “all of this adds to the general sense of crisis that permeates 21st century culture” (p. 45). I am constantly receiving news stories and the reporting never stops. This allows me to potentially be more informed than previous generations, but it also can make breaking news feel less dire. Because I am constantly being bombarded with stories of tragedy, I am not phased by new incidents. It can feel as if everything is going wrong all the time. Furthermore, there is no way to keep up with the huge influx, and someone else will always know more than I do. Staying well-informed has become an additional stressor in our modern lives.

Disagreement: “By 2020, neural implants could improve our general sensory experiences, including our powers of memory and reasoning. So, in future, if you have an important examination coming up you might be able to buy another 60 megabytes of RAM and have it implanted in your brain.” (p. 33) The year 2020 is only two years from now; many of the technologies and timelines Robinson discussed seemed reasonable, taking into account the fact that the rate of change is only increasing, but I do find this proclamation to be unrealistic. This comment seems to imply that the general population will have access to this technology by the year 2020. I do not believe that this could be the case; although the technology might be generated, making these innovations mainstream is typically a longer process.

Disagreement: Robinson states that "standards of living are much higher than when I started out, but quality of life is much lower" (p. 45). I understand the point that Robinson was trying to make, that our work lives seem to be busier than ever before, with more digital connection things seem to happen faster and deadlines have become shorter, but I believe he has gone too far. Arguably, our quality of life continues to grow drastically. Household amenities are increasing greatly in quality; the everyday person has access to affordable smart home technology. People are able to travel for pleasure at greater distances than in the past. Modern medicine has increased tenfold, with the longevity of our lives also increasing. There may be new problems that we have to face, such as a greater chance of burnout and the mental health issues that social media can foster, but our quality of life is still better than ever before. New problems might plague us, but we cannot ignore all of the positive progress that has occured.

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Agreement: "The differences are not only in the nature of change but also in the pace of it" (Robinson, 22). I agree with this statement because if you think about all of the advancements happening in the world, more have changed over the last 50 years than any other.  I also hear my grandparents talk about how much has changed and advanced in their lifetime.

Agreement: "In 2020, the average person will travel about 60 miles per day" (Robinson, 22).  I totally agree with this statement.  If I think about how much I drive a day from my house to work and to school, I am almost at 60 miles per day.  Others do the same amount of driving as me, if not more, so I am not surprised by that number being so high.

Agreement: "In the next 50 years we may see changes that are unimaginable to us now as the iPad would have been to John Shakespeare" (Robinson, 27).  It is crazy to think about how robots and virtual reality could be a big part of our world in the years to come.  People in the early 1900s would have never imagined a phone without a cord and that was created, so I can't imagine what new creations will be invented in the years to come.

Agreement: "The impossible yesterday is routine today" (Robinson, 34).  Like the previous quotes, things are changing so fast that what we think isn't achievable today, could be achievable tomorrow.

Disagreement: "Or it may be possible to have language implants" (Robinson, 33).  I do not agree with this statement.  He talked about in 2020 neural implants being a thing and instead of it taking 5 years for someone to learn a language, it can be implanted inside their brain.  Although I think some neural implants may be possible, I do not think language implants would be a thing, let along in 2 years.

Disagreement: "Digital technologies are blurring the boundaries between home and work, business and pleasure" (Robinson, 44). I do not totally agree with this statement either. Although digital technologies are becoming more and more popular, I feel that many individuals are able to leave situation involving technology at work.

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Agreement: "The problem is that many of our established ways of doing things, in business, in governmenr and education, are rooted in old ways of thinking" (Robinson, 19)

If you keep your mind to far into the past then you will not be able to look to the future. You willl get stuck and not grow.

Agreement: "Education is the key to the future"(Robinson, 47)

I think that Education is always the key for a scoiety to grow and survive, so that i can make inovations for its people to prosper.

Agreement: "Current systems of mass education are a catastrophe in themselves" (Robinson, 47)

I'm more thinking about class size with this, but when there are too many kids in one class it makes it very hard for a techer to give individual help theat students need to succeed, they just get washed away with the masses, and I think that that's a problem.

Agreement: "The creative industries are labor-intensive and need many different types of specialist skill" (Robinson, 43)

People can be creative in all differnt types of ways and each one has its benifits to society.

Disagreement: "Education is the key to the future, And the stakes could hardey be higher."(Robinson, 47)

Im pretty sure he's just trying to be dramatic, but the stakes could definatly be higher. Hes talking about how we have to keep p with the times or be lost, I'm saying the stakes could be that if we dont learn we die becuase of over peoplaution so only the smart peole live.

Disagreement: "Humanoid robots that walk and have lifelike facial exoressions have been developed in serveral laboratories"(Robinson, 33)

I know they their are robots with faces, but I'm doubting that they have facial expersions that could be passed of as genuinly human like.

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Agreement: "In 2020, the average person will travel about 60 miles per day." (Robinson, 22)

An average day for me averages close to around 60+ miles per day, everyday. From my teaching jobs, to school, to work. It is not difficult for me to put miles in my car. I know people commute for work and school just like I do.

Disagreement: "If you have an exam coming up, you might be able to buy another 60 megabytes of RAM and have it implanted in your brain. Or it may be possible to have language implants" (Robinson, 33).

Although we have come quite far in technological advances, I do not believe we are close to doing that. Unless there is something I am not aware of!

Disagreement: "In the foreseeable future, the most powerful computers may have the processing power of the brain of a six-month-old human baby." (Robinson, 32).

I do not agree with this for many reasons. Foreseeable future? Definitely not. 100 years from now? Maybe? The concept that computers may begin to learn from us is quite out there. But it may be possible.

Agreement: "The population is growing and becoming increasingly urbanized." (Robinson, 35)

This is very true and somewhat sad to think of. Will our countrysides become urbanized to make room for people to come?

Agreement: "In the last 30 years especially, the balance has been shifting from traditional forms of industrial and manual work to jobs that are based on information technology and providing services." (Robinson, 41).

I believe that this ties into the fact that the population is growing and becoming more urbanized. Since there is little land in urban places, there is no room for farm labor. Construction workers are always in need. Most people of today get to work comfortably behind a desk.

Agreement: "Digital technologies are blurring the boundaries between home and work, business and pleasure." (Robinson, 45).

I agree with this concept. It is very easy for me to take my laptop anywhere! I usually do homework on my computer, and for a break I'll watch YouTube videos or some Netflix. I can even do homework on my phone, when I mainly use it for pleasure. Things are very accessible these days.

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Agreement: "Their world is inconceivably different from those of my grandparents and great-grandparents." (Robinson, 2017, 17).
I agree with this because my grandmother and I talk about this all the time. How her life was different from mine and my 10 year old daughter. We are constantly comparing. Life today is light years difference from the way my grandparents and great-grandparents grew up.

Agreement: "The smartphone in your pocket has more computing power than was available on the earth in 1940." (Robinson, 2017, 19).
This is very very true. In the 1940's everything was hand written or typed. There was no way to Google information for a question or just discover new things.

Agreement:  "The Internet is the most powerful and pervasive communication systems ever devised." (Robinson, 2017, p. 20)
The Internet allows us to talk to anyone in the world, we can follow news anywhere in the world, we can use it see what the weather/streets, etc are like anywhere in the world. The Internet has made this huge planet smaller by allowing us to have the ability to communicate anywhere in the world with a touch of a button.

Agreement: "Standards of living are much higher than when I started out, but the quality of life is lower." (Robinson, 2017, p. 36).
I agreed with this because it is true. When he is talking about quality of life, he isn't meaning how we live. But how much time we spend on technology. That you can take your work on vacation with you now. You can access technology 24/7. That is how the quality of life is lowered. We are never really totally disconnected and in the moment of life. We have TV's on, Internet running on our TV's, computers, smartphones, etc. Technology encompasses our lives. This affects our home life with our families and friends.

Disagreement: "Human beings have had access to writing systems for at least 3000 years. For most of that time these systems hardly changed." (Robinson, 2017, 18)
I disagree with this because I believe writing systems have changed immensely over the last 3000 years. Our ways of writing are similar but how we do it is extremely different.

Disagreement: "The most powerful computers on earth have the processing power of the brain of a cricket." (Robinson, 2017, p. 25)
I disagree with this because I don't think our computers process at a crickets brain level. MAYBE when the computers were first developed and were processing. But not in today's world. Its amazing what computers can do in every industry in the world.

Disagreement: "It will soon be possible to buy a cheap personal computer with the same processing power as an adult human brain." (Robinson, 2017, p. 26).
I disagree with this because I believe we are already there. Can computers deal with our emotions and how we process/react to them? No, but in pure brain function, I believe we are there, if not past that.

Disagreement: "Those now passing 50 are not like their predecessors from generations past. They account for 80% of the nations's wealth, enjoy better health and are more inclined than the heavily mortgage parents of young children to take on new challenges and adapt to new ways of working."
I don't agree with this because I know this isn't true. When I look at the people i know over 50, they are still heavily mortgage, not necessarily in better health. People over 50 do get better health care (for the most part) than the predecessors in the past. Those over 50% are still heavily mortgage because we are in the world of "new, bigger" is better. People don't live the same home for 30+ years like predecessors. They move to either bigger and better or they are downsizing since the kids are out of the house. In some instances, there are those in their 50's that are still raising children.

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Agreement: "In 2020 the average person will travel 60 miles per day." (Robinson 22). I think this is accurate and incredible. In 2000 the average person traveled just 30 miles per day, but with the air travel becoming cheaper and automobiles nearly everywhere around the world it is very possible.

Agreement: "It is now estimated that something in the order of 10 to the 17th power microchips are being manufactured every year" (Robinson 25). Computers which are being used by every business and in every country are critical for business. I stores tons of data to help with insights and allows for communication and research across the globe.

Agreement: "Nanotechnology is also leading to the extreme miniaturization of the computer systems and will further revolutionize how we use them" (Robinson 30). Its crazy to think about a unit so small being useful. But when were talking about microchips and memory cards that are about an inch by inch and they can hold over 100 mega bites there is obviously a lot of small work being done to produce that chip.

Agreement: "The UN estimates that on current trends the world population in 2050 will be about 9.2 billion" (Robinson 35). I think this is going to be one of the biggest issues in the upcoming decades. There will need to be some dramatic changes in order to keep a clean world for us to live in.

Disagreement: "Instead of spending five years learning French you can have it implanted in time for your summer holidays" (Robinson 33). They said this might be possible by 2020. I think that it will not be possible by then because of al the humanity issues that go along with this concept. Also when it comes to your brain there is so much going on in the brain and just one little wrong touch or cut and you could eliminate part of them.

Disagreement: "Humanoid robots that walk and have lifelike facial expressions have been developed in several laboratories" (Robinson 33). I don't like the idea of Humanoid robots. First would they have real human skin? Or how else would they look like a human. Second humans have so many natural reactions and expressions that I don't think it is possible for a robot to react exactly like we do.

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Agreement: "An evolutionary process accelerates because it builds on its own means for further evolution." p. 34
The world is shifting and changing so rapidly that it doesn't make a whole lot of sense for some people. But only to be able to develop more.

Agreement: "In the foreseeable future, the most powerful computers may have the process power of the brain of a six-month -old human baby." p. 32

This may seem like not that big of a deal, but the human brain has an incredible amount of power. I don't think that people are understanding how much power that computers will be having in the near future and more people should be concerned.

Agreement: "In our times, digital culture is changing the world just as profoundly as these earlier technologies have done." p. 40

The digital world is an amazing and outstanding phenomenon. And it is growing everyday.

Agreement: "Civilization is a race between education and catastrophe." H.G. Wells p. 46

To be able to keep sane and up to date with today's world is a hard and challenging task. The world must keep up or there is going to be a shock and possible disasters from this.

Disagreement: "Standards of living are much higher than when I started out, but the quality of life is much lower." p. 45

I do not agree with this, it is all about how you approach life. This is the world I was born and grown into so I have adapt just as everyone else has. There are different challenges now then back then but that does not mean that my quality of life is lower by any means.

Disagreement: "The problem is that many of our established ways of doing things, in business, in government and education, are rooted in old ways of thinking." p. 19

I disagree with this statement because there have been so many changes to our worlds that make us be able to continually grow with technology. If you wait around and do not try to adapt you will not be as successful in this world.

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Agreement: “Civilization is a race between education and catastrophe” (Robinson, 2011 pg. 46).  As technology progresses, education on these new technologies has to too. There is a concern that a form of culture shock will emerge if our society doesn’t adjust as quickly as the progression of technology does. I agree with this idea and some generations are already struggling to adjust to these changes.

Agreement: “Technological change is one driver of change. But there’s another: the sheer numbers of people on the planet and the shifting patterns of population. Here again we are faced with an exponential curve of change” (Robinson, 2011 pg. 34). This planet is getting crowded and as a result this is affecting our cultures way of life. More cities are growing and farmland is shrinking, which is causing a shortage in natural foods with more mouths to feed. Our culture is going to need to think of new ways to solve these issues.

Agreement: “The most profound changes haven’t happened in 500 years: most of them have happened in the past 200 years and especially in the last 50 and they’re getting faster” (Robinson, 2011 pg. 22). I agree with this, because it is almost a known fact. Once the automobile was invented, our civilization has never been the same. Everything is quicker: transportation, work, technology and lives.

Agreement: “To understand how hard it is to anticipate the future now, we need only think of how difficult it proved to predict the future in the past” (Robinson, 2011 pg. 37).  I agree it is so hard to wrap our heads around what is to come. There was no way our grandparents could have predicted the iPhone or the ability be on the Internet in the middle of the ocean.

Disagreement: “In the foreseeable future, the most powerful computers may have the processing power of the brain of a six-month-old human baby” (Robinson, 2011 pg. 32) I think it’s a little far fetched to create a computer that generates like a human brain. I also think this would be unethical and a disservice to our civilization. Why would we need to create another brain in computer form when the earth is full of them?

Disagreement: “Standards of living are much higher than when I started out, but the quality of life is much lower” (Robinson, 2011 pg. 45). I don’t think it is fair to say that our quality of life is lower. There are so many people on this earth; you can’t just assume or make a statement like that.

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Agreement: "The Internet is the most powerful and pervasive communication system ever devised" (Robinson, 2011, p. 26). I definitely agree with this statement. It is amazing how much information is passed through the internet every moment. This class is a perfect example of that, as information is being to and from each student solely via the Internet.

Agreement: "The rate of technological innovation in the past 50 years has been breathtaking. But the indications are that the revolution may only just be getting underway" (Robinson, 2011, p. 27). Technology just keeps developing faster and faster, and at this point it doesn't appear to be stopping anytime soon. The technological developments that have happened are incredible, and it makes many people (myself included) extremely excited to see what the future holds.

Disagreement:  "Other innovations will soon replace the conventional keyboard" (Robinson, 2011, p. 30) I have trouble believing that keyboards will ever be replaced. This takes it to the extreme a bit, but that would be similar to someone saying that typing would replace handwriting. People even still use typewriters for fun, even though we have faster and easier ways of typing. There will usually be plenty of people who will still want to do things the old-fashioned way when something new is invented.

Disagreement: "By 2020, neural implants could improve our general sensory experiences, including our powers of memory and reasoning. So, in future, if you have an important examination coming up you might be able to buy another 60 megabytes of RAM and have it implanted in your brain" (Robinson, 2011, p. 33). I mostly disagree with the way this is worded. We're getting very near to 2020, and even if this technology is being developed, there is no way that it will be available to the general public that quickly. And this article is definitely not old enough for that  to be a reasonable estimate. I also have issues with this type of technology existing, but that's not a disagreement with what's being said. I do, however, feel that this phrase is worded to make it sound like education will eventually become worthless due to implanting information.

Agreement: "Technological change is one driver of change. But there's another: the sheer numbers of people on the planet [...]" (Robinson, 2011, p. 34). Population growth is a huge driver of change. Even if people do not want to change, the way the population is climbing they will eventually be forced to. The world is getting very crowded, and sooner or later something drastic is going to have to change or there won't be enough resources to support them all. Some would  even argue that time has already come.

Agreement: "There is also an unprecedented deluge of news and information and an insistent pressure to keep abreast of it all" (Robinson, 2011, p. 45). This is probably one of the changes that has effected the most people. There is so much access to information, and the desire to know what is going on everywhere at all times is a very real one. I think we all know it is not possible to keep up, but everyone still tries.

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Agreement: “The pace of change is quickening every day. New technologies are transforming how we think, work, play and relate to each other (Robinson 19).

I agree with this because technological advancements have been key to the new ways we have been communicating with each other in the last 10-15 year. Things like Skype, Discord, Snapchat group video chats etc… are revolutionizing communication.

Agreement: "The rate of technological innovation in the past 50 years has been breathtaking." (Robinson 27)

Similar to the first point I made, It really is breath taking to see how far technology has come. And technology is only becoming more advancement. Soon, it is likely that we will see driverless cars. Just another example of how amazing the technological advancements we have made are.

Agreement: "At the same time as the population is growing it is becoming increasingly urbanized." (Robinson 35).

I agree with this as I have witnessed it first hand in Australia. Small communities are becoming extremely urbanized and pictures of what it may have looked like 10 years ago to now are completely different.

Agreement: “Radical innovations often interact with each other and generate entirely new patterns of behavior in the people who use them” (Robinson 40).

First came smartphones, then came social media apps such as snapchat. The two have interacted so well with each other that a completely new method of communication was created.

Disagreement: “Standards of living are much higher than when I started out, but the quality of life is much lower” (Robinson 45)

This is a very broad statement that I don’t think is accurate. It is speaking on behalf of a lot of people, me included, and I disagree with this statement entirely.

Disagreement: "The problem is that many of our established ways of doing things, in business, in government and education, are rooted in old ways of thinking." (Robinson 19)

This may be true in some cases, but we are seeing so many advancements and discovering new ways to live our lives every day that I struggle to agree with this statement entirely.

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Agreement:“New technologies are transforming how we think, work, play, and relate to each other.” (Robinson, 2011, p. 19)

I think this statement is very accurate because technology has changed our entire society. Technology has given us an opportunity to communicate in ways that were never possible back in the day. For example, soldiers can FaceTime their families from overseas and businesses can have video chat interviews internationally.

Agreement:“Digital technologies are blurring the boundaries between home and work, business and pleasure.” (Robinson, 2011, p. 44)

Technology never stops. The emails, texts, and phone calls will never stop which makes it challenging to not be working 24/7. I think it is unhealthy to work as much as we are because it does not give us any time to relax and recharge before going into work the next day.

Agreement:“Social change was snail-like in comparison with now.” (Robinson, 2011, p. 21)

Change back in the day took a lot longer because of the lack of technology in society. However, now with all the technological advances bigger social change can happen faster. An example of this would be social media’s influence on society. With such a tremendous following and connection to many people in society, social media is one of the biggest influencers of our time.

Agreement:“if someone had told you fifteen years ago that you could sit on the beach with a small wireless telephone and search the Library of Congress, send instant mail, download music and videos, book your holidays, arrange a mortgage and check you cholesterol, you would have though they were being ridiculous. Now we take it for granted.” (Robinson, 2011, p. 34)

I definitely think that we all take technology for granted and don’t realize how much work it took to get us there. We now cannot imagine not having phones, televisions, or computers, but there was a time when the only source of communication was letter, which must have been difficult. It is important that we appreciate the opportunity that we have.

Disagreement: “computers will be small and flexible enough to be worn on the body and be powered by the surface electricity of your skin.” (Robinson, 2011, p. 30)

I do not think that this is foreseeable in the future because I do not think it is very realistic. How would one wash their clothes if there was a computer in it and why would one want a computer in your shirt. I just don’t think this is very logical.

Disagreement: “the most powerful computer will have the processing power of the brain of a six-month-old baby human.” (Robinson, 2011, p. 32)

I do not this that this is a realistic thing to say and it is honestly quite creepy. The human brain is extremely complex and I do not think we can create a computer to mimic one’s though processes.

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Agreement: “The power of computers will continue to grow exponentially, but in different forms (Robinson, p.27). I agree with this because I believe that computers are just the start of a new culture where people are going to have to be tech savvy and computers will be how we live our everyday, which it basically already has. Robinson also mentions that there is a revolution coming with new technology and that in 50 years things will be so different from how they are today. I agree with this because of the timeline in our history of technological advances and in the past 20 years how fast things have changed technologically.

Agreement: “Radical innovations often interact with each other and generate entirely new patterns of behavior in the people who use them” (Robinson, p.40). This statement holds true to how as a society we interact with each other due to apps, phones, and other technology. We are allowed to take this class online because of the change in our culture. We have shifted as communicating towards one another face to face, now phone to phone. This changes the social behavior of how we interact and the norms for which to do so.

Agreement: “As this century progresses, these massive changes in human numbers and distribution of the world’s human populations will put intense pressure on natural resources…”(Robsinson,p.36). With all of this new change, Robinson discusses the issue of increased population, and what that looks like in multiple areas. There could be new harmful epidemics and diseases that arise from this, and food shortages in countries. There needs to be new technology to have renewable energy and can sustain a population that is expanding.

Agreement: “The internet is the most powerful and pervasive communication system ever devised”(Robinson,p.26). I agree with this because of the impact the internet has in my everyday life. Because of it, I can communicate with people who I do not come in contact with daily, and stay connected to them. It allows for information to be passed and spread around, in numerous ways. It is always evolving and staying relevant for everyday use for all ages.

Disagreement: “Computers may be about to merge with our own minds and consciousness” (Robinson, p.30). I feel like the government and scientist will not let it get this far. This is a scary thought to me because I always want to feel in control of myself and that statement makes me question how that can be helpful. I am weary that this will happen just due to ethics and reality of it all.

Disagreement: “Standards of living are higher, but the quality of life is lower” (Robinson, p.45). I disagree because of where we are right now in society. We have advancements in science and technology, and are able to look at the past and learn from history’s mistakes. This is the time that innovation and discoveries are at their finest, and are still being explored. Through these accomplishments, life can be lived through the fullest in our society, by exploring, opening up, using creativity to make the now better.

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Agreement: “Like the printing press, the motorcar changed the world in ways that its inventors could not have imagined” (Robinson, 2011, p. 40). I agree with this statement because there are good and bad things that have come from all inventions. No one could have predicted that vehicles would end up being a severe safety risk for people both inside and outside of them. Today, we are realizing some technological inventions have harmed our world more than we could have anticipated.

Agreement: “If someone told me fifteen years that you sit on the beach with a small wireless telephone and search the Library of Congress, send instant mail, download music and videos, book your holidays, arrange a mortgage and check your cholesterol, you would have thought they were being ridiculous. Now we take it for granted” (Robinson, 2011, p. 34).  I agree with how Robinson thinks people take technology for granted. People sit on their phones all day and complain about how the Wi-Fi isn’t working when years ago nothing like this existed. Nowadays everything is at the touch of our fingertips, but many of us were to young to ever experience what life was like without this luxury.

Agreement: “Responding to these massive shifts in population will demand radically new ways of caring for natural resources, new technologies for generating energy, new sustainable methods of food production and new approaches to both the prevention and treatment of diseases” (Robinson, 2011, p.36-37). I agree with this list that Robinson claims will be necessary as the population continues to grow. Treatment for diseases and prevention will be crucial because people will live closer together and spread more diseases. A higher population calls for more energy being used, and more food being consumed.

Agreement: “Digital technologies are blurring the boundaries between home and work, business and pleasure” (Robinson, 2011, p. 44). I agree with this point because I see this in my life daily. People are on their phones at work checking their social media or sending a quick email. Technology also allows people to work from home which takes away time with their family. I know my mom is often working late nights at home, and sometimes even skips dinner to continue working on her computer.

Disagreement: “Standards of living are much higher than when I started out, but the quality of life is much lower” (Robinson, 2011, p. 45). I do not agree with this statement because it implies that everyone is ungrateful and doing nothing with their lives. Yes, our standard of living is higher, but that does not mean that everyone is sitting around. People are still inventing new things, getting degrees, and trying to make the world a better place. Higher standards of living do not imply a lower quality of life.

Disagreement: “In the foreseeable future, the most powerful computers may have the processing power of the brain of a six-month-old human baby” (Robinson, 2011, p. 32).  I do not see this happening in the future. Comparing a computer to a human brain is a big statement. The human brain can think, learn, make decisions, and more. I don’t think computers will ever be able to perform all of the processes a human brain can.

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Agreement: "The pace of change is quickening every day. New technologies are transforming how we think, work, play and relate to each other (Robinson, 2011, pg. 19).
I agree with this point because even in the span of my life, which has only been twenty-six years, I have seen technology shaping and forming all facets of life around me. When I was in my early childhood years, it was a big deal to watch a movie on our VCR and then when DVD players came out it was insane! Even thinking back to the progression I saw from reading physical books and playing with toys to then getting our first game system (Super Nintendo) - from then on the way we played looked different. When I look at that compared to what kids are playing with now on their i Pads, the change is immense given the short amount of years that have passed.

Agreement: Robinson makes the point that we will need new technologies to cope with our population growth and crowding on the planet and says that "Innovation is critical."
With the development of new technology and medical advancements, people are living longer and the global population is increasing, creating some issues the world hasn't seen before. It will continue to put more pressure on our natural resources and I agree that we will need massive innovation to promote sustainability and take care of our planet.

Agreement: "The internet is the most powerful and pervasive communication system ever devised." (Robinson, 2011, pg. 26).
The creation of the internet has undoubtedly changed communication. The fact that we can type on this Padlet instead of having an in-person, real-time classroom discussion is proof enough of its power and pervasiveness. I can communicate via internet anywhere that I have my smartphone on me and can get signal (which is most places, these days).

Agreement: "Education is the key to the future, and the stakes could hardly be higher." (Robinson, 2011, pg. 47).
With the advancement we've seen, it's also brought about a great deal of change - like the new forms of work and the new issues our world will be facing. I agree that education is the key, because we need to continue to educate ourselves and future generations on how to use these technologies to their full capacities so that we can continue to participate in the new work forces and participate in creating solutions to these global issues.

Disagreement: “The most powerful computer will have the processing power of the brain of a six-month-old baby human.” (Robinson, 2011, pg. 32).
Although I agree that AI is becoming more and more sophisticated and complex, I don't see how we can accurately measure and determine the processing speed to liken it to a human brain, even a six-month-old baby human brain. There is much more that we don't know and understand about the human brain that what we do know, so it's hard for me to agree when scientists liken computer systems to parts and structures of the human brain. We have a long way to go in understanding our own brains before we can recreate them.

Disagreement:  Robinson discusses the upcoming physical mergence of computers with human brains, and stated that by 2020 instead of having to learn a language humans will be able to receive language implants into their brains.
Although I think that would be super exciting and agree that some day that will likely be possible, I don't see that happening by 2020 given that it is already 2018. When he wrote this, maybe that seemed more likely but where things stand at this time, I don't agree that it will happen by 2020 (at least not on a large or public scale, possibly in research phases).

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Agreement: "The rate of technological innovation in the past 50 years has been breathtaking." (Robinson, 27). I agree with the statement and it is very easy to look back at what big new technological advancements have been made. A recent account would be Apple, just coming out with new phones, and Apple Watches just this past Wednesday on the 12th of September.  It is crazy that Apple was able to come up with something better than the newest iPhone X in just one year. It makes us think what will they come up with when we are 30 or even earlier.
Agreement: "Technology change is one driver of change. But there's another: the sheer numbers of people on the planet and the shifting patterns of population." (Robinson, 35). I can agree with this statement because we are experiencing this first hand. There are new innovations that are happening right now because there are more people on this planet than ever. For example, the world has been looking for new ways to conserve our world natural resources and how to use them effectively. We are also looking for new inventive ways to prevent heating the earth and being more environmental conscious because of the rising temperature of our earth.
Agreement: "There is also an unprecedented deluge of news and information and an insistent pressure to keep abreast of it all." (Robinson, 45). I agree with this statement on a personally note with just how I function. I like to know what is going on in the world but sometimes it all changes too quickly and there is so much to read about that its hard to keep up. I feel this specially when I go to school and don't have the news on in the background when I was at home.
Agreement: "In 1934, the great Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget said, 'only education is capable of saving our societies from collapse, whether violent or gradual'". (Robinson, 47). Personally, I think this statement is very true. Education has the capability to put students on the right path to give them the chance to help our societies. Now it is important for education to be giving the students the right education to seek their creativity and find their talents.
Disagreement: "Fortunately, those now passing 50 are not like their predecessors from generations past. ...enjoy better health and are more inclined than the heavily mortgaged parents of young children to take on new challenges and adapt to new ways of working." (Robinson, 44). When reading this statement I didn't really agree with it. I think its because of how I am in school and all my classmates in a couple years are going to be eager to go into new careers, ready to bring their new ideas with them. I don't see how these people with more money and better health makes them all the sudden better prospect to work when for most of them will be looking to retire in their near futures.
Disagreement: "As he put it, 'Standards of living are much higher than when I started out, but the quality of life is lower." (Robinson 45). I personally am biased when reading this statement by saying that I think my quality of life compared to him is most likely the same. Yes, we have all the new technological advancements in my time but that doesn't that it all the sudden lowers our quality of life. I know that from his perspective that he may think that our life is full of quality because he did not grow up with these things and because it's different.

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Agreement: "New technologies are transforming how we think, work, play and relate to each other." (Robinson, 2011, p. 19)
I agree with this statement because I have been able to experience this first hand. For example, I am seven hours away from home. When I am homesick, I can now video chat with my family back home. Businesses are also able to video chat with other companies across the globe. Of course there are more examples of this but I see this as a great example.
Agreement: "At the same time as the population is growing it is becoming increasingly urbanized." (Robinson, 2011, p. 35)
I have also experienced this first hand. I am from a small town in the state of South Dakota. When my parents were growing up in the area, there were three towns within twenty miles that were thriving with life and had their own school districts. Today, two out of three of these towns are ghost towns and children who still live in these "towns" attend our school district because theirs had to be closed due to low attendance. With this, Milbank, my hometown, is becoming the central hub for a forty-five mile radius.
Agreement: "Education is the key to the future, and the stakes could hardly be higher." (Robinson, 2011, p. 47)
There are many pressures put on current teachers to produce students that are prepared to meet the high demands of the current working world. If the students cannot handle the pressure, the blame is placed on the teachers. Yet, without teachers, children would not be able to become prepared for the working world so teachers are essential to their preparation and learning.
Agreement: "Digital technologies are blurring the boundaries between home and work, business and pleasure." (Robinson, 2011, p. 44)
In today's world, people are able to do some of their work from home now. Much of today's work is done on computers so working adults are able to bring their laptops home and work all day and all day. There is also an issue of misusing technology in the work place. Some workers may be checking their Facebook and personal email account of computers owned by the company they work for which can blur lines between business and pleasure.
Disagreement: "As he put it, 'Standards of living are much higher than when I started out, but the quality of life is lower.'" (Robinson, 2011, p. 45)
I disagree with just the last part of this statement saying the quality of life is lower. There are many medical advancements that have increased the quality of many people's lives. There are cures for many diseases that had no cures in the past. Also, in today's world, everyone is able to meet people from around the globe, travel but still stay connected to home, and the list goes on. Today's technology and medical advancements has really helped the quality of life increase from the past.
Disagreement: "The problem is that many of our established ways of doing things, in business, in government and education, are rooted in old ways of thinking." (Robinson, 2011, p. 19)
I discussed this on my Blackboard post also. I believe that if our thinking was stuck in the past, our world would not be advancing as well and as quickly as it is. Education is reforming the way people think, creating new ways of solving issues. If we were still teaching students they way they were taught in the past, technology would become stagnant and medical advancements would be slim to none.

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Agreement: "New technologies are transforming how we think, work, play and relate to each other." (Page 19)
I agree with this statement because in our society we are constantly comparing ourselves through our technology. Our goal is to have the best "highlight reel" and that relates back to communication in every day life. Conversations tend to be shifted over what is seen on their phone or just completely shifted entirely to their phones.

Agreement: "The problem is that many of our established ways of doing things, in business, in government and education, are rooted in old ways of thinking." (Page 19)
I agree again with this statement because I think we are in a period of time where everything is shifting and instead of adapting immediately we are staying in the past and hoping those things will continue to work. We need to find the creativity and imagination within ourselves to help the process be more smooth and natural.

Agreement: "An evolutionary process accelerates because it builds on its own means for further evolution." (Page 34)
I think this statement is very true with the idea that we have to keep finding new things in order to take steps forward. As we keep progressing the rate also increases because everything builds off of each other.

Agreement: "Responding to these massive shifts in population will demand radically new ways of caring for natural resources, new technologies for generating energy, new and sustainable methods of food production and new approaches to both the prevention and treatment of diseases."
I think this is accurate because it's factual that our population is growing at a exceptionally fast rate and the things listed above are the important things in how a human lives and survives.

Disagreement: "In the near future, computers will be small and flexible enough to be worn on the body and be powered by the surface electricity." (Page 30)
I don't agree with this statement because I think that although the change has started to occur at a faster rate, I think this type of thing has more repercussions. I think the general idea of computer systems advancing is accurate but his prediction is a little dramatic.

Disagreement: "Smart shoes could turn the action of walking into enough energy to power wearable computers."
(Page 30)
I think this is related too deeply to the human body and how it's functioning. I think technology can do some wild things but completely helping our bodies be mobile is another prediction out of hand.

Disagreement: “By about 2040 there will be a backup of our brains in a computer somewhere, so that when you die it won’t be a major career problem.”
I disagree again with this because technology is advancing but this is someone's brain being held on a system where people are capable of hacking into and ruining. There is a lot of potential within this finding and it's honestly fascinating to think about how far that could improve the difficulty to change but there are many steps that need to happen first.

Disagreement: "Current systems of mass education are castatrophe in themselves."
I disagree, I think there are many problems in the education system that do need fixed but overall as a whole I wouldn't describe it as a castatrophe. Technology will help makes things run efficiently but as our population is growing rapidly, there will be a demand of more teachers and the need of good organization.

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Agreement:“For most of human history, societal change was snail-like in comparison now.”
-Our world is rapidly advancing and changing today, The technological advances and there effects are monumental. Back then due to technological constraints, advancements and changes within society were much much slower than they are today. In the last 100 years there has probably been more societal change then there has been in the previous 200. (p.21)
Agreement: "As this century progresses, these massive changes in the numbers and distribution of the world's human population will put intense pressure on natural resources, and especially water, on food supplies and its mean of production, on energy and the quality of air and the atmosphere." (p.36)
-Our population is growing exponentially year by year and with this comes new challenges to be faced by society. The more people in the world the more food and resources we will need to maintain that number of people. It is impossible to deny the fact that population increase will put pressures on our food and natural resources. The simple math explains that the more mouths to feed, the more food needed.
Agreement: "Education is the key to the future, and the stakes could hardly be higher." (p.47)
-As new issues and problems arise in our world today, it is essential that our youth and university students are taught the correct ways to think creativity to deal with these issues. Education is essential in preparing students for the working and real world. Education as a youth is required in America and I believe it is so due to this fact of education being a key to our future.
Agreement: "New technologies are transforming how we think, work, play, and relate to each other" (p.19)
-It is clear that technology affects how we interact. I have experienced this very much in my own 21 years of life. The invention of smart phones how allowed my generation to communicate completely virtually and allows you to get to know someone and have much contact with them without ever even meeting face to face. the virtual world is vastly advancing and changing how all people alike are able to work and live.
Disagreement: "In the foreseeable future, the most powerful computers could have the processing power of the brain of a six month old human baby" (p. 32).
-Although i agree that technology is advancing fast and is making huge leaps, I cant imagine computers ever having the same power as our human brains. Neurologically we have so much going on in our brain that I don't see this as a possibility. Our brains and the ability to think and learn are what sets humans apart from other species.
Disagreement: "For more everyday use, computers could be woven into our daily lives. Shirts could have sensors that monitor heartbeats and other vital signs... Smart shoes could turn the action of walking into enough energy to power wearable computers" (p. 30)
-Again, I simply think this sort of advanced technology is currently out of the question. The clothes would have to have electronic material somehow woven into them and although I don't doubt the ability of technology, I simply disagree that these sort of advancements and inventions could happen anytime in the near future.

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Agreement:
"The pace of change is quickening everyday." (Robinson 2011 pg. 19) I feel like change is similar to getting caught up in a wave in the ocean, you never really know when it is coming until it hits you. Sometimes, the waves last a long time and your being dragged around, and sometimes it is just a quick dip under water. Change is unexpected and can come on super strong or pretty vaguely. I think it is important to able able to adjust and be ready for either.

Agreement:
"We are in a technological revolution period..." (Robinson 2011) Our lives are constantly changing by the new inventions that are being created, some for the better and some for the worst. I do think though being adaptable is important. I really hate when people say that "this generation is addicted to technology." That might be the case in some situations, but it is because of how we were raised and the time period that we were raised in.

Agreement:
"To understand how hard it is to anticipate the future now, we need only think of how difficult it proved to predict future in the past." (Robinson 2011 pg. 21) People often talk about how they never saw *input situation here* coming, and that you can never predict anything else. I think that could be the most true statement in the chapter.

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Challenges in life can be brought up by individual circumstances or large scale situations.... both tend to be uncontrollable. You never ask for a challenge to come about, nor can you really ever see a big challenge coming and have time to prepare for it. Challenges can be classified as so many different things, some big or some small. Each individual reacts to it in a different way...so you can't necessarily learn from others mistakes or prepare for disasters before they hit.

Disagreement: "Standards of living are much higher than when I started out, but quality of life is much lower." (Robinson 2011 pg. 45) This statement makes it seem that our generation is a fluke, or that we are people who keep messing up. Now, this generation has their fair share of problems, but so does every generation. People are solving incredible things, making new inventions that would have never been able to happen before. I think that times are different, it's not fair to claim for better or for worse.

Disagreement: "New technologies are transforming how we think, work, play, and relate to each other" (Robinson 2011, pg. 19) I think that times are changing and that plays affect on how we think and work. But how we play and interact with each other remain the same. Yes, people use technology to enhance conversation or hours of conversation with email and texting but they are still talking and doing so in a interpersonal way. I think that people give technology too much credit. It can only control your life if you let it, so don't let it.

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Agreement: "...the very boundaries of philosophical questions concerning where life ends and something else, yet to be defined, begins are at best soon to become a very fuzzy grey zone of definitions, as will the essence of intelligence as it is currently defined" (Robinson, 2011, p. 34). I feel like this is already happening. People have computer technology in their homes (ie Alexa) that they have conversations with. People are more interested in asking their phone questions than the person sitting right next to them.

Agreement: Inventions change the world in ways the inventor could not have imagined. This is so true when we look at the ways we as a society use things and it is different than the original intentions or we use overuse it. I particularly liked the television example. Who would have ever thought binge-wathcing would be a "thing?"

Agreement: "Digital technologies are blurring the boundaries between home and work, business and pleasure" (Robinson, 2011, p. 44). This is so true in today's society. How many times do we check our email, voicemail, social media accounts in a day? How much time does this take away from quality time spent with people?

Agreement: I agree with the line "The impossible yesterday is routine today." (Robinson, 2011, p. 34). Just have a conversation with most adults and they will tell you the things that we see today they could have never fathomed. It is always interesting talking with my grandparents and watching them use FaceTime.

Disagreement:"...current systems of mass education are a catastrophe in themselves. Far from looking to the future, too often they are facing stubbornly towards the past." (Robinson, 2011, p. 47). I disagree with this because I do see schools trying to move forward. This may not happen as quickly as we would like to, but it is happening. I feel like this statement gives our current education system a dismal outlook.

Disagreement: On page 44 of the Robinson chapter it discusses how employers are not going to be able to fall back on age discrimination when hiring employees because this population will be their workforce. I disagree with this because I do have not seen instances where people over 50 are actively seeking a new, demanding job. From what I have seen people over 50 are in the same job they have been in or are looking for something a little less taxing.