Conceptual developments in the digital environment

2.Technological Myopia

First order effects are overestimated.
*The Internet transforms modern life

Second order effects are underestimated.
*Price of virtual living: Patience, privacy

Study question

1) Indentify and describe a real example (not mine) of each aspect of the concept. Discuss how that example shows the consequences of one aspect as more important than the other.

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