Group: TJ, Nick, Gabe, Donny
TJ said how he thinks technology supports Walker Percy’s belief that seeing something is less interesting and not as great then the first person to see it. Donny and I agreed with him with saying that seeing things online can be better than visiting or it could lessen the feeling of seeing something for the very first time. I said that technology is helpful for the people that either can not or do not want to visit a place. Since all phones have a camera, it is very easy to see something, take a picture of it, and forget about it. Gabe agreed with us but also said that it can debunk Percy’s belief in that some things we will never be able to visit in person. For example, the first picture of a black hole is something that was amazing to see but if it wasn’t taken, nobody would know what it looked like. We agreed with Gabe on that and TJ added that sometimes a picture does not do a place justice and that actually going there makes the viewing experience a whole lot better.
