This immediately stood out to me. It is important to remember that after graduation not everyone will use the skills learned through out their course load outside of the school system and that there are people existing today with degree's, master's, and PHD's not being used however, these individuals remain educated members of the society.

I feel as if part of this is thanks to consumerism as a society. If you do not keep up with the latest updates, models, or technology eventually your device just stops working as it is suppose to.

I like that this is a question as well. "No longer a blank sheet on which to write but a window or portal into the entire digital realm" reminds me of just how "connected" people can be in society today. However, personally I find this to decrease real human connections as well as a door way for anyone to be absolutely anyone they claim to be.

In short, I believe along with todays technology this is still one of the largest means of performative and humanistic work.