Humanity and Collaboration in the Digital Age

The experiments showcased in the TedTalk serve the purpose of showing collaboration. They allow people from many different countries and many different cultures to work together on something they are passionate about. The visuals show that our culture is diverse and differs between countries. Yet, they show that cultures overlap. This can be seen in the Johnny Cash Project where everyone draws one frame for the music video. The frames may differ from person to person, but they all have common elements that are important to the culture from which the drawings stem. Also, the experiments both appeal to pathos. They do this by tapping into the emotions of the participants, which in turn affect the emotions of the viewers who choose not to participate.

The technological experiments done by Aaron Koblin and others allow humanity to be shown. They make people blindingly aware of the fact that someone else is on the other end. Also, they show that everyone has a culture to share and a story to tell (or show).  The experiments show that humanity is still thriving and still exists in the harsh digital age that we live in now. They allow thoughts to be seen and processes to be viewed. Thoughts and processes reinforce the ideals of humanity. Humanity can easily be forgotten or let out in this increasingly digital age.

The digital age has seen both a growth and a decline in humanity. Growth occurs with the way information is chronicled and messages are distributed. People take more care to tell details of their lives, culture, and surrounding world. Also, people are more likely to be vocal about their message through digital means. People are unafraid to say things that may be disliked when they are said digitally. The decline occurs in the way people chronicle their details. Most often, unimportant things are said that will provide no insight into the past when the future arrives. Also, the human element easily becomes void when using digital means of communication. People often forget that someone real is on the other side of the argument and say things they never would if confronted in the same way in the real world.