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Till Death do us part - The ethics and evolution of human relationships
By - Joe Nickence
Posted: Sep 4, 2013
This essay contains spoilers from a book I’ve read, “Memories with Maya” by Clyde DeSouza.
I’ve read it a few times now and each time I did, I’ve picked up a different outlook on just what it means to be human in today’s hyper-paced technological world.
In composing this article, I had to make myself think about not just my own perspective, but what others will consider in really just a few years from now.
Everyone is familiar with the human urge to meet that special someone in their lives.
We either consciously or subconsciously check out members of the opposite sex and make mental notes of things we like physically. The protagonist in the book, Dan, starts out in the story by using his phone to focus on his close female friend, Maya, checking out her cleavage. Just a bit later in the book, we learn that Dan and Maya are a casual couple. Much of the story is interwoven with their relationship.
What makes their relationship unique? Technology. What makes any relationship unique today? Technology.
Long Distance Petting
Many years ago when I was dating, the landline telephone was instrumental in maintaining my relationship with my girlfriend. Most times we only had an hour at best to set up our daily lives in high school. There was no Internet. Most dates were mainly copying each other’s homework, in between watching a 19 inch tube TV. In “Maya”, the world is very contemporary. Cameras in cell phones, large screen televisions, and remote controlled petting many miles away from each other.
What will pass for maintaining a meaningful relationship in the future?...
Read the entire article on the IEET website
Posted: Sep 4, 2013
This essay contains spoilers from a book I’ve read, “Memories with Maya” by Clyde DeSouza.
I’ve read it a few times now and each time I did, I’ve picked up a different outlook on just what it means to be human in today’s hyper-paced technological world.
In composing this article, I had to make myself think about not just my own perspective, but what others will consider in really just a few years from now.
Everyone is familiar with the human urge to meet that special someone in their lives.
We either consciously or subconsciously check out members of the opposite sex and make mental notes of things we like physically. The protagonist in the book, Dan, starts out in the story by using his phone to focus on his close female friend, Maya, checking out her cleavage. Just a bit later in the book, we learn that Dan and Maya are a casual couple. Much of the story is interwoven with their relationship.
What makes their relationship unique? Technology. What makes any relationship unique today? Technology.
Long Distance Petting
Many years ago when I was dating, the landline telephone was instrumental in maintaining my relationship with my girlfriend. Most times we only had an hour at best to set up our daily lives in high school. There was no Internet. Most dates were mainly copying each other’s homework, in between watching a 19 inch tube TV. In “Maya”, the world is very contemporary. Cameras in cell phones, large screen televisions, and remote controlled petting many miles away from each other.
What will pass for maintaining a meaningful relationship in the future?...
Read the entire article on the IEET website
