“Stranded in Europe, I don’t feel like a displaced person. I’m buoyed by an invisible network of friends and strangers all connected by social media.“

By Micah L. Sefry

Just when I thought BCM112 had complicated weekly topics! This week we discussed the development of globally integrated information networks and their role in the formation of the network society. The formation of information networks allows us to communicate globally. I found a great article surrounding the global nervous system, the article addresses that even in the most alone states such as being deployed in the army, you are never truly alone. With Skype, Twitter, Facebook etc. the world is constantly connected. We all have the ability to contact each other from opposite sides of the world as well as allowing us to meet new people from different countries. My remediation below shows how you can be alone, but on the other side of your phone you could be interacting with over 600 people or more. The network society is only growing larger, allowing communications to widen and spread.

The Nation. 2020. The Global Nervous System. [online] Available at: <https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/global-nervous-system/&gt; [Accessed 7 August 2020].