Expanding on Katherine's #2

Okay, like Mary C., now that I have found out how to actually post on this blog, i would like to expand on Katherine's previous post about #2, which she and I discussed in class.  Other than the example she provided (TV), and the explanation Sophie gave later on the same topic, I would like to add an example of the somewhat opposite nature that Katherine and I also talked about that relates to the topic.

Katherine and I discussed other examples in which the opposite is true: places where technology was intended for a purpose and in fact, at the beginning was less than the purpose intended for the new time being until it became up and running.
We discussed the first forms of telephone and telecommunications and how at first the idea proposed people from two different sides of the country to speak to each other in real time, but at the time these forms of technology were first being created, people in Texas had no need to talk to people in Maine for pleasure really.  The idea was dismissed by people for a while but as soon as people realized that communication in real time was valuable and more efficient than other forms of communication, they used it frequently and it developed into something that can fall into the category of "going beyond its first intended purpose".

Basically, Katherine and I concluded that sometimes people view technology as not helpful at the beginning, but once the "greater purpose" or "expanded purpose" of the technology becomes clear, then people begin to embrace technology.

Im not saying this is true for every piece of technology that comes out, I only wish to point out that Neil is correct by saying technology can be used for more than its first intended purpose.

-Caitlin/ Meerkat