What are the main arguments in the two readings for this week? Which one do you prefer and why?

 

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This week’s topic is on the argument from the two readings about either Cosmopolitan Ideal or Cybercentrism make the “electronic global village.”  As it is said, “Global Village” would form democracy, prosperity, and peace.  Communication is necessary and sufficient condition for producing peace, therefore, the world would be better and ideally. 

The Cosmopolitan Ideal suggests that all kinds of human ethnic groups share same morality in a single community.  It means that people from all over the world would get connected with shared values and respect by the influence of the internet.  However, cybercentrism suggests that people all around the world get connected with each other and get to gain knowledge of other different cultures.   

I personally think Cosmopolitan Ideal would not work out well.  Even though the idea of sharing information and knowledge through internet by people seems fine and ideally but the major issue would be the cultural difference between people.  Therefore, conflicts would arise later on.  It is considered hard to accept all the different cultures from people all over world since there are too many.  As to cybercentrism, I think it would be preferred since one can learn and explore culture backgrounds from others and it would lead better to the ideal of “electronic global village.”