Mobility, we have learned, has had a major
impact on the world of writing. Due to advances in technology and social media,
circulation is faster than ever before. Articles posted minutes before are
shared on Facebook, Twitter, etc. for thousands of people to read. But, many of
these ideas are not new. Even in writing's beginning, writers put their
thoughts on paper (or clay tablets) for others to read and share. Through the
process of time, as travel to various countries became more popular, so did the
travel of books and other texts, thus contributing to mobility of texts. Due to
this, I don't think mobility has necessarily "changed" writing in the
long run, but there are exceptions to this. When breaking news occurs, websites
such as Buzzfeed, TMZ, etc. will post unedited articles just to get the news
out to the public. This has its downfalls because although they are trying to
inform the public of an event, they may be putting out an article with grammar
mistakes, misleading or untrue information, and so on. We can thank mobility
and circulation for this because, according to the news sites, the basis of
what’s happening is often more important than fact and grammar checking.
The concept
of collaboration is also interesting to bring into the conversation of
mobility. Because we can now post things on the internet for various audiences
to see, we are able to connect with people who will read, share, and even make
their own comments. It is fairly common to see people write a reply letter to
an article that they saw online, either because they liked the ideas, or
because they were against it, and wanted to say why. I think because of this,
people will read articles and automatically think “how can I reply to this?
What can I say to this person to let them know I disagree?” This trend is
extremely popular with Facebook, with many people getting into arguments over
various topics, such as sports and politics.
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