Reading Greek Heresey, it was easy to identify the common the arguments Toyama was making. These chapters focused on social change with using media. However, although media is is thought to be this great asset to the twenty first century, it cannot change a community or a country if they do not have the right tools. Toyama uses many different examples to support his argument, where he talks about teachers and attendance. The instructors took a photo of themselves of every day when they arrived to school, which increased attendance rate, however it didn't help the over all education of the students.
Reading these two chapters reminded me much of the One Laptop Per Child project. An organization that was created where children in third world countries received laptops to help better their education, and society. However, when taking a closer look at this project the idea of handing out laptops to children where there families don't have stable incomes, not sure when and if they are getting their next meal seems wasteful. As Toyama mentioned, "To better understand our technology fixation, it's important to recognize its larger historical and social context" (76)
Toyama uses various of examples throughout these chapters exemplifying why it is important for people to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Living in a developed country it is easy to donate clothes, or money or try to raise awareness, but in the grand scheme of things, you are really not doing much.
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