Looking beyond the event horizon

First, I totally agree that the “current system for control over user data promotes the social web as a space for commercial activity, but it does not harness the power of user data for intellectual, creative, or civic purposes.” (Reyman 2013) I am hopeful that a new value system will be realized within the near future. One that considers all the aspects of what it means to be alive and on the planet. Because it’s my experience, that makes it a story best told by me. But because it’s a shared experience I should be careful not to mess it up for everyone else.    

Let’s talk about the game for just a moment. We all have to play it, so it does us no good to ignore it. I love to ask “why?” Why do I do the things I do? Mainly it’s to understand and make things work more efficiently. A lot of what think about is user experience. How can I make this experience better and more impactful for the user? However, as realized in the article Learning about evaluation and assessment: teacher’s use of folksonomies and ontologiesin an online narrative environment, sometimes that all gets lost in the thick of things.  As pointed out, “the paradigm inevitably tends to exclude the basis of possible users, not only in the creation process, but also in the revision, modification, and inclusion of new concepts that are just as important, thus consolidating a centralistic and bureaucratic vision, which can inhibit the development of knowledge and learning.” (Petrucco 2011) What can I do to give the user a voice at the table?

Finally, the Social Script Theory “human being theory” is human behavior categorized into scripts. Behaving like a function in response to a program action. Said another way, actions based on characteristics and personality traits of humans with responses to behavior that are retrieved to match the stimulus. No matter how it’s said, it’s just nuts. Que the stock response for this situation, my robot friend. The real possibilities for artificial intelligence, the need to rethink the concept of self, and the desire to redefine my current environment is a must. Am I ready for this?