week 15

Technology was made by humans and intended for us to use it. The point the article makes about us not wanting the technology itself but wanting it because of what it lets us do seems to be an obvious one. When we think of computers we don't start thinking about microchips, motherboards, and servers. What comes to our mind is Google, Microsoft Word, Facebook, or in other words how we use computers. This is because, as the article is also saying that we're more concerned with the ways we satisfy our human desire to connect, interact, and get attention from others. 

In the terms of writing and everyday writing this means first that those who want to write are going to use computers to do so because it allows them to satisfy that desire.

Another point in the article talked about the Z-boys and what their collaboration and shared interest did for skateboarding. These boys were able to work together satisfying their desire to skate, which led to the expansion of the sport.  I would say that the same thing has happened with technology and everyday writing. As people that love to share, communicate, and interact are able to collaborate by using technology like the computer, keyboards, and various sites on the internet the field is able to expand. For example genres we have covered in this class such as status updates, we only have through the creation of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

People have always been social and therefore will continue to be social by the means available to them. The article also talks about this point bringing up mobile phones. Before there were contact lists people had to memorize each phone number. However annoying it was necessary and we did it. Now we don’t have to because of advancement in technology. This same idea can be applied when thinking of everyday writing and technology. We may see a form of everyday writing we use today become a thing of the past with advancement in technology. Technology has the power to do this because we as people are constantly coming up with new ways to do things and changing the world around us.