phenomena a “myth” in reference to “a common tendency to think of our technological creations as if they were God-given, as if they were a part of the natural order of things.” Barthes general warning is that when a culture accepts or vaults a tool to “mythic” prominence it becomes dangerous because that tool is “not easily susceptible to modification or control” (Postman, 1998).
Modern communication devices such as “smartphones,” and mediums such as text, Twitter, and Instant Message, as example, have…
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