I think that a coherent definition to what agency is, is ambiguous, as simply put, it can be the “dozens” of things that are happening after a simple action. An action could be searching something in google, following someone on a social media, etc.; agency can be anything that involves submitting an action towards the “gain” of something else. Whereas searching something goes through many process (infrastructure,) and within those processes, data is found and collected about the user, such as the user’s name, age, location, interests, etc. However, agency is not just one entity, it involves the individual pursuing the action, and the action that is being pursued. Within instagram, agency cannot exist without the user who is interacting with the app. Now, what happens when technology advances to where agency can occur without the individual? Then, technology will inherently exist outside hands of “man”. Agency is an important component of today’s technology, however as long as technology continues to advance, the individual will no longer be important to agency, as agency and technology will be able to concordantly exist without the individual. In movies like Wall-E, where technology has advanced so much to the point where humans are reliant over it, technology is seen to exist outside of human control. This advance makes technology almost like a drug, such that the existence of humans now lie in the control of technology, much like the existence of endangered animals lie in the control of humans today. Generally, agency is a fundamental part of technology, however it may be dangerous for agency to exist outside of human control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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