Recently, I've been having multiple problems with my iphone... is it just me? Just in the middle of submitting my assignment, my iphone crashes. In the midst of calling an uber to an important interview, it dies. As I pull out my phone to take a video of my baby brother's first steps, no storage. And in the middle of facetiming my grandmother, who is half way around the world, to wish her a happy 80th birthday, low battery. Despite the defective product, I click dismiss, move on with a shrug and continue to be a gung ho Apple fan, yet to switch over to a different brand. Do you notice yourself in the same predicament?
We're seemingly complacent about a faulty product that we use every SINGLE day. We're willing to dish out thousands of hard earned dollars for products that will quickly end up defective. Relentless, the demand for these faulty products remains constant. I wonder why?
David Hillel Gelernter, an artist, writer, and professor of computer science at Yale University gives us some reasoning in his piece "The Second Coming- A Manifesto". He mentions that " Because we don't believe in technological change (we only say we do), we accept bad computer products with a shrug; we work around them, make the best of them and (like fatalistic sixteenth-century French peasants) barely even notice their defects — instead of demanding that they be fixed and changed."
We've simply accepted faulty products for years, consistently allowing them to be a part of our daily routine. However, Gelernter hints that a change is coming, and this will not be our norm for any longer. With a surge of money and information, new technological advancements are bound to take place. What could they be?
I think you did a great job of hooking the reader because it is a problem that most people can relate to. I also think that you did a good job of utilizing the reading in your blog. I think one place you can improve on is in the last paragraph, you could expand on why a change is coming. Perhaps you could give your opinion on what that change may be. Overall, I think it is very well written.
ReplyDeleteI was drawn to your article because my iPhone 6s is definitely a faulty product and keeps dying after the newer versions of iPhone have been released. I believe you are agreeing with Gelernter that we deal with these faulty products; however, I know many people that cannot stand these tech defects considering how much money they cost. How would you respond to these people? I would love to see more explanation on if you believe Gelernter’s claim for the “norm” changing has already occurred and how. You ask many rhetorical questions, but they never lead me to an answer.
ReplyDeleteI had the 6s for the past 3 years until I got a new phone just a couple of weeks ago and the difference is crazy, mostly with battery life. I could plug in my 6s and it would shoot up to 100% instantly and then 10 minutes later I'd be walking down the street listening to music at 30% battery. Great piece, and great way of drawing the reader in!
ReplyDeleteI am an apple fun, I really like apple product. For your experience, I had similar situation before, rather to blame the manufacture, I would like to dig into it. Battery technology isn't new, and we have been using the same technology for last 30 years, currently we don't have new replaceable product to replace the battery, and Apple would like to having new battery technology to replace. but we are stop, we are developing the new charging technology, we can charge the phone 80% in mins. I believe the norm you talk about it is exist a lot of place, and we should tell the manufacturer what we want.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog! The topic is easy to relate to and I like the way you question the reader as it keeps the reader engaged. One thing that could enhance the blog is your take on what you think manufacturers should do or why there's still so much demand as it would show your take on the issue. Apart from that, great job!
ReplyDeleteThe title of your blog is really interesting and made me click on the post to read it. You have a really attention grabbing intro because it is very relatable and that has definitely happened to me before. The article you've chosen to incorporate into your blog is very relevant, but I think it would make for a stronger piece if you tie the reading into the first paragraph. Also I think you should provide a little more analysis of the reading. For example, what are some solutions you want and what do you think manufactures should do? Overall very good blog!
ReplyDeleteThe title of your blog is really interesting and made me click on the post to read it. You have a really attention grabbing intro because it is very relatable and that has definitely happened to me before. The article you've chosen to incorporate into your blog is very relevant, but I think it would make for a stronger piece if you tie the reading into the first paragraph. Also I think you should provide a little more analysis of the reading. For example, what are some solutions you want and what do you think manufactures should do? Overall very good blog!
ReplyDeleteI really like your title and the opening paragraph. It draws me attention and make me what to know more about your blog. I have read that people naturally refuse to make changes in their lives. People always value the risk of making changes higher than what the risk actually is. It is some natural bias that we need to work on.
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