Communication - From week 1 Scarpbook

How did my grandparents communicate?

Back to the old day, China was a pretty undeveloped country. No internet, no telephone and no any other convenience communication tools that we are having today. They had telegrams at that period of time, but only used for military purpose only. My grandpa told me that, during the war period, the only way for him to communicate outside of the force, was by writing letters. But letters were not easy to send out; they must first read by superior before sending out. And when my grandma wrote back, the same process was applied. Communication at that time was no privacy. The other problem for writing letter was that it took too long to travel from my grandpa’s place to grandma’s place and the proofread by superior slowdown the process even more. So keeping a good relationship during that time was not that easy.

How could Web 3.0 change my life?

I think web 3.0 would make my life even more dependent to the word “digital”. Web 3.0 will act like my personal assistant. It knows all of my interests and needs, and provide me with the best solutions. But web 3.0 will not only works when I am sitting in front of the computer, as professor mentioned in the lecture, it will be part of my daily life assistant as well, for example it can detect what kind of food is missing in my refrigerator, and order it for me from supermarket. That is so convenience, since I have less housework that need to care about, so I can fully enjoy my free time. And because web 3.0 can take care most of my personal stuffs, it gives me more time and chances to get involves with the society, like meeting friends and relatives. But things will never be so perfect. What about if this web 3.0 is “sick”? In other word, since it is a digital product, it should be by chance has some kinds of crash or disable during the time, and since I am so depend on it, I may just be crazy at that time. Therefore, Yes Web 3.0 does provide lots of benefits in daily life, but no matter what, please do not be a slave for it. =]

How would being a "digital native" affect my answer to this question?

Compare to the past, technology is now slowly becoming one of the basic needs for our daily life. and since we have so much experiences working with technology, we can now easily choose the best and the right technology product for ourselves. Web 3.0 will not only be a new tool for us to use for daily life, but also part of our life.