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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

[Post/Millennials’ Voices] Issue 11 – The Digital in 2073: A Glimpse into the Future

Introduction by Merlyna Lim Welcome to "The Digital in 2073: A Glimpse into the Future," a captivating collection of essays that transports you to a... More

Introduction by Merlyna Lim Welcome to "The Digital in 2073: A Glimpse into the Future," a captivating collection of essays that transports you to a future where the digital landscape has dramatically transformed. Curated from the outstanding work of students in the COMS4317 "Digital Media and Global Network Society" seminar, this special issue features... More

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

From Revolution to Reconnection: Tracing the Journey to a Digital Utopia

by Erika Ehrenberg This essay is a personal account written by a digital technology historian in 2073 that highlights key events in the global journey towards digital freedom, and defining... More

by Erika Ehrenberg This essay is a personal account written by a digital technology historian in 2073 that highlights key events in the global journey towards digital freedom, and defining elements of our current digital technology landscape. Introduction 2073… Fifty years since I spoke at a conference at Carleton University about the predicted future... More

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

The Diary from 2073: Living in a Digital Nightmare

by Sofia Ali Dear Diary, The year is 2073. I came across a discussion post I wrote in a class I took in the fourth year of my undergraduate degree. The post was about what I believed the digital... More

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Techno-Tyranny: When the Future Became Our Prison

by Jake Andrews Introduction – My Dystopian World I chose to write about a dystopian future where technology has doomed society. I will write in the first person as if I was living in this future myself. Starting from a surface... More

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Futures Entwined: Technology’s Grip on Society from ARPANET to AI

by Olivia L. Meikle Dear Diary, In the year 2073, I will be turning 72 years old, and when I envision the future, it is informed by the current world and history thus far. Looking back 50... More

by Olivia L. Meikle Dear Diary, In the year 2073, I will be turning 72 years old, and when I envision the future, it is informed by the current world and history thus far. Looking back 50 years from 2023, we can see the early origins of the internet in the 1970’s. Our view... More