Social ramifications

From Pelennor

Communication technology is unquestionably the greatest motor of social change in the modern world. The concepts behind Pelennor and related efforts, once realized in practical form, will overwealmingly surpass the change effected by technological predecessors of the past two centuries. This page seeks to explore those social changes, in order to keep them in proper perspective. All technology is a double-edged sword.

This will be broken down into appropriate sections.. an exploratory outline follows:

• Individual well-being
  • knowledge as promoting
  • education and mental development
    • childhood
    • adulthood
  • mental health
    • potential danger of information overload
      • counter-theory and solutions
    • potential danger of reduced physical contact
      • counter-theory and solutions
• Personal relationships
  • development and maintenance of
  • family
  • friends
• Business relationships
  • employment
  • between businesses
• Communities
  • building of
  • non-profit organizations
    • changing roles in society
    • organizational structures
• The arts
  • professional
  • non-professional
  • enjoyment of
• Government and public services
  • changing roles
  • changing needs
  • allocation of resources
  • law enforcement
• Local politics
  • effect on democratic processes
• State and world politics
  • effects upon commerce
  • environmental impacts
• Developing nations
  • education
  • closing the digital divide
  • promoting physical infrastructure