Living in a digital age

In certain aspects of our lives this is more considerable than others, for example in business activities such as customer services, it can be hard to distinguish between what is human and digital. As I have become aware of this, I have begun to consider where the responsibility for the use of these digital technologies lies. I do think that brands using these technologies have a moral responsibility to make it clear what is human interaction and what is technology. However, in in addition to that, this course has shown me that it is increasingly crucial for digital citizens to be self-aware and take responsibility for their own actions in order to stay safe online.

• In certain aspects of our lives this is more considerable than others, for example in business activities such as customer services, it can be hard to distinguish between what is human and digital. As I have become aware of this, I have begun to consider where the responsibility for the use of these digital technologies lies. I do think that brands using these technologies have a moral responsibility to make it clear what is human interaction and what is technology. However, in in addition to that, this course has shown me that it is increasingly crucial for digital citizens to be self-aware and take responsibility for their own actions in order to stay safe online.
• Although this belief still holds true, this course has shown me that a digital society is so much more than just these technologies, it affects so many more aspects of our lives than I had previously thought and will continue to do so more significantly as our digital world develops. When many months ago, the future me letter prompted me to consider how I felt about digital society I said that I felt ‘divided’ and I must say that that hasn’t changed. For all the positive implications of technology that I have learned about through this course, I think I have discovered as many negatives if not even more. In addition, I have realised through this course, that as the technologies are becoming more commonplace in our lives, the lines are beginning to blur between the physical world and the digital world, and differentiating between the two is becoming more difficult.