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  1. Jan 2026
    1. One aspect of SCOT that I find troubling is that an analysis showed that particular social groups wield power over others through technology. Although there is research being done to counteract misuse of power and unfair social patterns "created and reinforced" through technology, this is an issue that will be impossible to eliminate as long as there are socioeconomic, educational, and cultural barriers (Social Construction of Technology).

      Be flexible in our understanding of power here! It's not always physical power, but power can be manifested in terms of resources, access to ideas, etc.

    2. Not only is our society structured by technology, it is dominated by it. We have become dependent on smart phones that do everything from Google searches to managing our finances and daily schedules.

      I think this reflects Hallstrom's idea that determinism can take the form of actual, physical structures that permeate society.