Media Eclipse

I know that Intro to Hybrid Media is technically an art class, but Bruce Sterling's The Life and Death of Media resonated with my Creative Computing self. The ideas presented in it were very interesting, but not so much that I would like to apply them to my artwork. I have always thought artwork about technology is a little bit gimmicky; rather, I like to see technology as a medium for furthering other ideas. To me making art about technology is like making art about painting. It's kind of boring.

Now here's where my brain went shortly after reading The Life and Death of Media. Have you ever met someone over 70 who is better with technology than you are? The answer is almost certainly "no." My grandma needs help just sending a text message. But do you think that your grandma was born technologically inept? I think that the biggest lesson I got out of Sterling's essay is that my future Creative Computing BA is kind of useless. Imagine if each generation of humans was ten times more powerful than the last. That's basically how technology evolves. It's ironic how even though we propagate technology it eclipses us so quickly.