Weekend Assignment #2

The two pictures I chose are on pages 18 and 19. These were the pictures that jumped out at me first. To me the author definitely seems to be comparing how far we’ve come in not that long of time. On page 18 you have where we are (with the internet spider webbing across the country) and on 19 you have where we were (a railroad hub with intersecting tacks going to various places). I mean the two methods are almost the same if you think about it. With trains we were able to transport money, mail, and ourselves anywhere that there were train tracks. Now with the internet we can transfer money and mail all around the world. Now we can’t transport ourselves physically using the internet but we can instant message and web cam with people all around the world which is the next best thing.
On that topic it’s kind of fun to think about when or if we’ll ever be able to transport our bodies to other locations instantly. I mean about forty to fifty years ago I’m sure the idea of a web cam or even the internet probably seemed absurd to most people. Plus if we keep making technological and scientific advances as quick as we have, is it really that hard to think that maybe just maybe we could find a way to teleport ourselves?