Gary Krug. (2005). Communication Technology and Cultural Change, Sage Publication. London

Technology and information are two things that run balanced in its development. As technology evolved, information was also developed. This occurs as the use of technology as a means of disseminating information. The speed of technology development and dissemination of information like a double-edged sword. On the one hand, this development can be a positive thing in bringing insight and enhance one’s ability in using technology as a means to disseminate useful information. On the other hand, this development can be negative when technology is used to disseminate information that is not supposed to.

Maybe we are not directly aware of what has changed in the world we live in today. Changes are periodically world secretly been “poisoned” our lifestyle and sometimes fatal if not matched by actions and thoughts of the appropriate and wise. This change only can we see a whole when we open again the previous sheet on the history of human life periodically and then compare it to life today.

The views and philosophies of life role models were also influenced by the emergence of new technologies. Have we ever heard of atheists? According to the definition in Wikipedia Indonesia, said that atheism is a philosophical outlook that does not believe in the existence of God and the gods or the rejection of theism. This happens with the line did not reveal the concrete proof of the existence of God and followers of these people are more likely to side with what is “seen by naked eye” and of course the development of technologies that penetrated into one of their idol to uphold humanitarian values​​, rather than the divine.

Today, most of mankind has been under the control of technology, rather than who holds the reins of control over all of it. We can see that young people today often ignores the existence of togetherness with the family, but chose to remain lost in intimacy play video games on cutting-edge technology tools they have. And the most sad again is the issue of pornography that constantly spread through network technology that qualified. All these issues should be our collective responsibility to build a better society.

It was said at the beginning of the paragraph that the truth will never be a simple matter. This would have been nice if explained in advance what is causing this (reason). After my review of some works of other writers, the truth is quite complicated, depending on how the viewpoints and thinking (mindset) of people who receive it. One of the factors that contribute to determine the limits of truth is the technology, in this case more specifically the mass media. For example, I will raise issues that often arise Lumpur Lapindo and drowned as the subject of mass media. Most of the mass media and the concerns expressed about the sense of community resentment against the attitude of PT Lapindo Brantas, which is considered not responsible. As a layman, the news would easily be considered as true and then may be compelled to perform various actions associated with the anarchist “truth” that he was holding it.

It is inevitable that it is very difficult to determine the measuring instrument or standard to a statement for later regarded as the real truth. Now the virtual world and the technology was capable of being the source of truth that are considered “true.” Need to pull an important thread of the article Gary Krug was that technology was derived from military life needs to access the truth quickly and precisely. Memex is a pioneer product in disseminating information about the truth in 1918. Truth be right every time they get the information from the Memex device, because that can access only certain people only. This makes the user does not feel suspicious of the theft of “truth” of the data. Let us compare with the current era, where statements and important documents from various government agencies can easily spread to the community (unfolding) in the presence sharing sites such as Wikileaks. And of course, as members of society in this modern era, we should be able to criticize whether this information is the right thing or even custom made information to obtain instant sensation from the public?

I quite agree with the statement from Gary that in cultures that are very modern, we are still not able to resolve a contradiction (a difference of opinion), especially in thinking about social life. Too much information circulating on the internet actually makes chaotic world of education, especially the children who still have not categorized as an adult because most of the information circulating is included in the pornographic content. How the State and the public to respond? Of course this requires awareness of all parties that pornography will be overcome during comprehension and thinking (information processing) in every member of society is positive, not driven by mere lust.