Final Blog Entry

Out of the last few weeks of readings there were two specific things that I continue to think about.

One thing was the sixth sense technology that was presented by Pranav Mistry. I still can't get over the fact as to how unimpressed I was with his new technology. Maybe it's because the presentation makes it look so easy to use the technology and everyone in the video ooh'd and ahh'd, but in all reality, whenever a new technology comes out no one knows how to use it and it's full potential is never truly realized. Maybe it's the old man talking in me, but I'm pretty comfortable with the technology that I have right now. I think people still have a lot of catching up to do as far as learning about technology and what it can offer. It's really hard/frustrating as a human being to finally feel like you've mastered something, only to find out that what you've mastered is now obsolete and you must now start from square one.

The second thing that I found my mind dwelling upon is the ideology of cosmopolitanism. In my life I've always had this sort of ideology without even knowing it. I don't know if it's been religion that has shaped my attitude, maybe it was just the way I was raised, or maybe it's even in my genes. However, in watching the video of Kwame Anthony Appiah, I've noticed that I might only hold this ideology to a point. There are numerous global issues, cultures, societies that I remain ignorant about. I also choose to remain complacent in learning about these other cultures. By choosing to remain complacent in learning about other cultures am I not fully adopting the ideology of cosmopolitanism? Or, does it only count when I actually encounter a different situation and not actually seek one out? Also, how do we handle a situation where we have to choose between our close knit group, or the well being of the entire world? If, according to Appiah, we have to learn to live with both, how do we put a priority on one or the other when it's called for?