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Mythinformation (1986)

Mythinformation (1986). Written by Langdon Winner. Langdon Winner Professor of Political Science, that wrote for Rolling Stone magazine. Information Revolution; Move into an age characterized by the overwhelming dominance of electronic information systems

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Mythinformation (1986)

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  1. Mythinformation (1986) Written by Langdon Winner

  2. Langdon Winner Professor of Political Science, that wrote for Rolling Stone magazine

  3. Information Revolution; Move into an age characterized by the overwhelming dominance of electronic information systems in all areas of human practice. A Metaphor Explored

  4. Would this computer revolution involve a significant shift in the locus of power (as do most political revolutions) or is something similar going to happen in this instance?

  5. Will this computer revolution be strongly committed to a partical set of social ideals (as revolutions often do.) If so, what are the ideals that matter? Where can we see them argued?

  6. Will the computer revolution bring about victory of one class over another?

  7. By and large the computer revolution is conspicuously silent about its own end.

  8. Most boring jobs can be done by machines Good Console, Good Network, Good Computer

  9. Most boring jobs can be done by machines Good Console, Good Network, Good Computer Make human lives richer and freer

  10. Most boring jobs can be done by machines Good Console, Good Network, Good Computer Make human lives richer and freer Enough leisure to follow interesting pursuits outside our work

  11. Most boring jobs can be done by machines Good Console, Good Network, Good Computer Environmental destruction can be avoided Make human lives richer and freer Enough leisure to follow interesting pursuits outside our work

  12. Most boring jobs can be done by machines Good Console, Good Network, Good Computer Environmental destruction can be avoided Make human lives richer and freer The opportunities for personal creativity will be unlimited Enough leisure to follow interesting pursuits outside our work

  13. Most boring jobs can be done by machines Good Console, Good Network, Good Computer Environmental destruction can be avoided Make human lives richer and freer Enabling persons to have access to vast stores of information The opportunities for personal creativity will be unlimited Enough leisure to follow interesting pursuits outside our work

  14. Most boring jobs can be done by machines Good Console, Good Network, Good Computer Environmental destruction can be avoided Make human lives richer and freer Enabling persons to have access to vast stores of information Opportunities for work and socializing on a more flexible, cheaper and convenient basis than ever before The opportunities for personal creativity will be unlimited Enough leisure to follow interesting pursuits outside our work

  15. Most boring jobs can be done by machines Good Console, Good Network, Good Computer Environmental destruction can be avoided A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems Make human lives richer and freer Enabling persons to have access to vast stores of information Social, political, technical changes will produce conditions likely to lead to the formation of groups with their own distinctive sets of values, activities, language and dress Opportunities for work and socializing on a more flexible, cheaper and convenient basis than ever before The opportunities for personal creativity will be unlimited Enough leisure to follow interesting pursuits outside our work

  16. Most boring jobs can be done by machines Good Console, Good Network, Good Computer Environmental destruction can be avoided INTERACTIVE TELEVISION INTERACTIVE TELEVISION A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems Make human lives richer and freer ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER Enabling persons to have access to vast stores of information COMPUTER_AIDED INSTRUCT. Social, political, technical changes will produce conditions likely to lead to the formation of groups with their own distinctive sets of values, activities, language and dress CUSTOMIZED NEWS SERVICE Opportunities for work and socializing on a more flexible, cheaper and convenient basis than ever before The opportunities for personal creativity will be unlimited ELECTRONIC MAGAZINES ELECTRONIC MAIL Enough leisure to follow interesting pursuits outside our work COMPUTER TELECONFERENCING ONLINE STOCK MARKET

  17. Most boring jobs can be done by machines Good Console, Good Network, Good Computer Environmental destruction can be avoided Environmental destruction can be avoided INTERACTIVE TELEVISION Environmental destruction can be avoided INTERACTIVE TELEVISION Environmental destruction can be avoided A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems INTERACTIVE TELEVISION Make human lives richer and freer Environmental destruction can be avoided ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems INTERACTIVE TELEVISION Environmental destruction can be avoided ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems INTERACTIVE TELEVISION Enabling persons to have access to vast stores of information Environmental destruction can be avoided ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems INTERACTIVE TELEVISION Environmental destruction can be avoided COMPUTER_AIDED INSTRUCT. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems INTERACTIVE TELEVISION BUT WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems INTERACTIVE TELEVISION INTERACTIVE TELEVISION INTERACTIVE TELEVISION INTERACTIVE TELEVISION INTERACTIVE TELEVISION INTERACTIVE TELEVISION ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems Social, political, technical changes will produce conditions likely to lead to the formation of groups with their own distinctive sets of values, activities, language and dress CUSTOMIZED NEWS SERVICE ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems Opportunities for work and socializing on a more flexible, cheaper and convenient basis than ever before CUSTOMIZED NEWS SERVICE ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER A rich diversity of subcultures will be fostered by computer-based communication systems Opportunities for work and socializing on a more flexible, cheaper and convenient basis than ever before The opportunities for personal creativity will be unlimited CUSTOMIZED NEWS SERVICE Opportunities for work and socializing on a more flexible, cheaper and convenient basis than ever before ELECTRONIC MAGAZINES CUSTOMIZED NEWS SERVICE Opportunities for work and socializing on a more flexible, cheaper and convenient basis than ever before ELECTRONIC MAGAZINES CUSTOMIZED NEWS SERVICE Opportunities for work and socializing on a more flexible, cheaper and convenient basis than ever before ELECTRONIC MAGAZINES CUSTOMIZED NEWS SERVICE CUSTOMIZED NEWS SERVICE Opportunities for work and socializing on a more flexible, cheaper and convenient basis than ever before ELECTRONIC MAGAZINES ELECTRONIC MAIL Enough leisure to follow interesting pursuits outside our work ELECTRONIC MAIL ELECTRONIC MAIL ELECTRONIC MAIL ELECTRONIC MAIL ELECTRONIC MAIL Opportunities for work and socializing on a more flexible, cheaper and convenient basis than ever before Opportunities for work and socializing on a more flexible, cheaper and convenient basis than ever before Opportunities for work and socializing on a more flexible, cheaper and convenient basis than ever before Opportunities for work and socializing on a more flexible, cheaper and convenient basis than ever before Opportunities for work and socializing on a more flexible, cheaper and convenient basis than ever before ELECTRONIC MAGAZINES ELECTRONIC MAGAZINES ELECTRONIC MAGAZINES ELECTRONIC MAGAZINES COMPUTER TELECONFERENCING ONLINE STOCK MARKET

  18. The Great Equalizer 01 people are bereft of information 02 information is knowledge 03 knowledge is power 04 increasing access to information enhances democracy and equalizes social power

  19. Nonsense information ≠ knowledge ≠ power ≠ democracy

  20. Information and Ideology Flood of data Time-specific Information is itself a perishable commodity

  21. Everywhere and Nowhere The three concerns outlined at close in this paper: the surveillance state and accompanying self-surveillance now often called "panopticism” - the alteration of patterns of human sociability the mobility and unlocatability of power that is now often called "rhizomatic"

  22. Mythinformation The almost religious conviction that a widespread adoption of computers and communications systems, along with broad access to electronic information, will automatically produce a better world for humanity.

  23. Basic Argument The transitions accompanying computer technologies may have some democratizing potential - but this potential must be identified and worked toward. It will not be realized automatically.

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