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Social Media And The Industrial Revolution

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The agricultural revolution in 10,000 B.C. was the first major shift in the way humans operated as a species. The Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries again caused a paradigm shift in society and completely revolutionized almost all aspects of life. We are currently living through yet another revolution, although one of billions of gigabytes of information swirling in cyberspace. But just as social consequences arose from the agrarian and industrial revolutions, repercussions of the digital era are already being seen. The advent of internet communication and social media has transformed the digital world into a cosmos of human interaction. Along with these relationships comes all the positives and negatives associated with humanity …show more content…

It is the first time in history that billions of humans have been connected even though entire oceans separate them. This connection also allows anyone with WIFI to access billions of gigabytes worth of knowledge, which marks a shift in the ability of impoverished people to become socioeconomically mobile. This knowledge also pertains to people's ability to overthrow or voice their opinion of repressive or corrupt governments. Zeynep Tufekci writes that “Arab Spring dissidents [have told me] that new communication tools are what saved their offline lives.” This development has allowed for anyone anywhere to take action in their own lives and take charge of their future. The ability to talk to millions of people from a computer the size of an index card has and will continue to allow the voice of the people to be heard and forge relationships that will generate meaningful change. The British Coffeehouses of the 1600s were the social media of its day. ”They provided a lively social and intellectual environment, which gave rise to a stream of innovations that shaped the modern world” says Tom Standage. Social media too has the ability to educate its users and make them aware of new ideas and technologies. But the most important difference between social networking and coffeehouses is that the former has the ability to reach millions of humans in less than 10 seconds, whereas coffeehouses were limited to a small audience. The internet has changed many aspects of human life and culture, and will change the way economies, relationships, and politics

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