We talked about this briefly at the beginning of class yesterday, so I thought it would be interesting to blog about.
As we were viewing the everyday moments captured by early photography, I began to wonder about the everyday moments that we capture on Facebook. Imagine Facebook falling out of use in the future or even if it does not. What will people in the future see? What will they think? More than ever there is an accurate account, to the most part, of every slice of society. As Sara or Meredith, I can't remember who, asked, will Facebook be read in history class?
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When you think about it, I can't really name any recent famous poets. Maybe future students will be examining our Facebook status' and tweets to find out how we felt about social, political, and economic problems in our time. Maybe tweets and Facebook statuses are today's most popular creative outlet....
Today, the amount of information created on the web and in the world doubles every 1-2 years. This statement is simply staggering. We can create more information than every single book EVER written in just 11 hours. The fact that the amount of info in the world today is so incredible changes how history is being redefined. In the past, people had the time and quite frankly the ability to read poems, novels, and books by many of the famous (and not-famous) writers of the time. They could make decisions for themselves on whether to recommend the reading to a friend. Today, we rely most of what we see and read on others, such as critics. I doubt any one person's Facebook Timeline will be important in the years to come, as it will become obsolete within the decade.
I'm sure there are some recent famous poets and what not but they probably wont be appreciated until later. Also, it seems people just write online articles instead of writing them and giving them to a magazine or newspaper like they might of in the past
I remember in the social network, the main character posted pictures from his art history class and had people to discuss them before a test so he would be prepared. I do believe that Facebook has changed history and will continue to be a big part of history and learning.
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