Re: CS-234 Discussion

CS234 <cs234@lhmerino.dont-email.me> wrote:

This thread is intended for the students of CS-234: Technologies for democratic society
 
How does Usenet fit into the vision presented by Licklider and Taylor in
"The Computer as a Communication Device"?
 
Reflect on:
- Which aspects of their vision are realized through Usenet?
- What aspects have evolved differently from what they imagined?
 
Feel free to respond to comments made by your classmates as well.

Licklider and Taylor did not see computers as ordinary tools. Instead, they viewed them as revolutionary devices that could enhance human interaction, communication, and collaboration. Usenet aligns with this vision by permitting its users to share whatever they want without being limited by distance, hence creating borderless communities and connecting people through this means.

Some aspects differed from their envisioned future. Indeed Licklider and Taylor both thought of more interactive and deeper ways to connect people than only text-based communications. Today, social media or apps like WhatsApp and Telegram both embody in a better way their vision. Usenet was indeed a necessary step to achieve computer based communication.

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