Remediation: Strange Days

Well now, I observed that this reading seemed to really work hard on drawing in the audience which was okay, but I can't help but ask why the writer or narrator seemed to disregard that all of these technologies that were mentioned, along with this new technology called "the wire" all stemmed from prior foundations of technologies that were already in existence? I mean really, the invention of "the wire" did not originate completely by one person which somehow held the key to all technologies.

Technology has always and will forever build upon itself and other foundations of technology. This reminds, and somehow turn my attention not only to remediation, but to remix as well. Even the tone of the article sounded like a movie, The Matrix or The Island movies had similar technologies that were described in this article. In addition we know that in remix and remediation the purpose is to begin with and already existing idea, or to create and idea or object and make it grow or evolve into something much more complex, creative and interesting. I think that the article definitely included a sense of immediacy, because the tone seemed to focus all attention on the now and not the later or future. The article, the description of the wire, and the technology talk included in the article seemed to be all examples of remediation and immediacy.

Bolter, Jay David and Richard Grusin. “Remediation.” Configurations 4.3 (1996): 311-358.
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