Computers and Society

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Computers and Society

• The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
• Are Computers a benefit or a curse?

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Computers and Society

• How are computers Good?

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Computers and Society

• How are computers Good?
• Medical advances
• Brought the world closer together
• No time zones, not international boundaries
• Easy access to information
• Easy access to research
• New ways of shopping
• New political structures
• MoveOn.Org
• Changing Nature of Work
• Information worker

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Computers and Society

• How are computers Bad?

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Computers and Society

• How are computers Bad?
• Loss of social community
• E-commerce vs Downtown shopping center
• Within US computer haves vs have-nots
• Many countries have no computers or even
  electricity
• Changing work expectations
• New skills
• 24/7 contact
• Jobs moving off-shore
• Its not my fault, the computer made a mistake!