Ryan Brower
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Re: Congregation
Re: Congregation
These are some very interesting points, and honestly, a little scary to think about. It sounds like you're saying that our private lives are forfeited by the mere act of stepping out of our door; that if people can see us, they can at least form an o ... -
Re: Traffic: Disciplinary Objects
But, if time 'gets away from us' (meaning, the illusion of time going faster to the point where we lose track of it) would that not be somewhat harmful to the consumer? I don't mean to keep making the same argument as you've already pr ... -
Re: The Advantage of Human Surveillance
You begin your article by saying that you find it alarming the amount of crime that happens in Columbia, however, I would think the opposite; because Columbia is our capital, it would likely be more densely populated, likely leading to an increase in crim ... -
Re: The Order of Thoroughfares and Other Things
You mention the security cameras a lot, saying that they are placed there, essentially, as a deterrent for criminals; the only way that they can prevent crime is if a criminal sees it and is afraid of being recorded by it, however, if this is true, why ar ... -
Re: Smile, You're on Camera!
I agree with you that my argument is flawed, and there isn't really a feasible way to explain to everyone why you're recording them and expect them to carry on accordingly, I was just trying to say that security cameras have become the norm, peo ... -
Re: System of Obedience
I would agree with what Austin was saying about how our group was standing out by 'reacting to others reactions' and wanted to say that I don't feel that our group was intentionally trying to blend in at all. Aside from the obvious examples ... -
Re: Traffic: Disciplinary Objects
Firstly, your use of time as a motivating factor is very interesting and not what one would typically think of, however, when you talk about parking meters you use it in the sense that they are designed to smoothly regulate the people operating in an area ...