Forcing digital advancement on a society isn't always a positive thing. An example listed in the article is Ireland. They disrupted perfectly good social-programs for the progress. I think this is a good example for what the insertion of smart phones and social media into children's life has had negative actions. If you go into a public space, you hardly see anyone looking up. Everyone's in their phones, existing in a realm completely outside of reality. The next counter-culture will be the anti-tech movement. People will choose to disconnect entirely from social media and live in the moment..
I think the adding of technology into certain industries makes sense. You can save a lot of money using digital film over using Kodak film. The downside is it isn't always the same as their analog counterparts. Vinyl vs CD is a good example. I prefer vinyl but that's not always the easiest way listen to music so I will play digital if I need to.
It seems like these forced up-dates in society can cause people to transition with-out thinking of what they might miss. We see a large push in people going to retro gaming, music, etc. It's been happening for the last 10 years with Vinyl, pixel art and camera film coming back.
I think we will see the push back happen more and more as we go on.
Warschauer, Mark. “Reconceptualizing the Digital Divide.” First Monday, firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/viewArticle/967/888.
Carvin, Andy. 1's and 0's: Mind the Gap: The Digital Divide as the Civil Rights Issue of the New Millennium, The Benton Foundation.
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