Having watched Lessig’s TED talk, more questions arise then answers.
Lessig’s theory of aerospace, allows the comparison with Donald Trump. Trump understood and saw space differently then those before him.
While others saw a piece of real-estate which was occupied by a traditional building, Trump saw the commercial advantages of buying up the space above these estates. By buying this space, he erected towers on top of these traditional buildings, making profit and construction where others overlooked.
Such as the Lessig example of aerospace, or Trump with high-rises, today’s technologies open new avenues in trades and careers which have remained fixed within certain absolutes.
Despite these proposed changes, many concerns remain.
Lessig used the example of the talking machines causing the anticipation of the loss of voice. Some would note that our social interactions have suffered in the face of increasingly persistent virtual ones.
Facebook has replaced the rolodex, but are our relationships better for this?
Our generation was raised to understand that we were to grow up in the knowledge based economy. Now we are told that we must give out our knowledge for the love of it, but not for the money.
So where is the economy in that?
If we were to give our content away, our private culture, then public culture must be supported. Therefore we must support seminars, concerts, art expos and any form of live expression or discourse. Our disposable income must therefore go from the pockets of the few corporations, to the many independent artists.
Can we guarantee such an economy for the masses?
We say that the internet has increased democratization, but forget that the price tag of a computer and the monthly payments to our internet subscriber are not included.
If you don’t have a job, how are you going to pay the piper?
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