{"id":262756,"date":"2020-08-08T07:15:59","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T14:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=262756"},"modified":"2020-08-08T07:22:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T14:22:01","slug":"the-sociology-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/08\/the-sociology-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sociology of the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sociology \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the workings of society. What will the sociology of the future look like? A glimpse:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. More video games and virtual reality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Half Life Alyx\u00e2\u20ac\u201d a virtual-reality first experience. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Virtual reality is already here (Oculus<\/a> and VIVE<\/a> + SteamVR<\/a>). Even look at the new Half-Life virtual reality Alyx game<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Why does sociology matter?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google<\/a> and data is our new god. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Data deification<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d seems like an apt phrase here. We all now bow down to the almighty algorithms<\/a> and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153big data\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which seems to promise us salvation, faith, direction and hope into the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n