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There are always something left behind in uncertainty: hope, prejudice, etc. In ancient times, the unexplained phenomena will be labeled as god/goddess area or sometimes, people who have the ability to cure other people or do something unusual will be see as a peacock, dukun, or even a witch. After renaissance, the blank spot was [...]
Last week, I have the opportunity to go to Papua, the most east province of Indonesia. There are a lot of things that make me wondered: culture, technology penetration, outsiders, local people and how every elements seems to be messed up without any grand strategy. For instance, internet. In one hand, the local government has [...]
The title above is similar with humanizing technology vs technologizing human. Which one become more similar than the other? Are human become more mechanistic or technology become more flexible? In some references, I found stories about fluid technology. Rather occur in a certain shape, technology can be re-shaped by request and culture. On contrary, human [...]
Why do we have to accept new technologies? Who can guarantee that the new device will bring prosperity and welfare to our life? On the other hand, can we avoid change? For instance, traditional tribe who hasn’t wear any cloth yet, is it a matter of democracy–to let other people life as their beliefs, or [...]
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