The perspective of cyberspace from Boyer’s text interested me most, stating that virtual space “deconstruct rather than to duplicate” physical reality. I strongly agree with this because the space created by technology will never be as fulfilling as physical space do. As Boyer also mentioned, cyberspace provides “annihilation of space and time,” I believe space always goes with time. There is a change that only time can give to the space. It can be derived from people’s hands-on experience of living. Therefore, if technological development goes over the speed of people adapting the right way of utilizing the advancement, the renovations will end up as cyberpunk. Currently, we are experiencing chaos in the cyber world. For example, due to the virtual space such as SNS media, people forget about the reality that they pursue their lives based on people’s post of unreality life, enlarging the wealth gap. People tend to post things they want to brag about themselves. However, the people are mostly exposed to cyberspace in low-income classes since cyberspace is the cheapest space they can afford. Thus, the younger generation of low-income types is tended to not perceive their reality due to the lack of social experiences. Therefore, I wanted to point out that not only architectural space but also social, experiential space deconstruct physical reality that we should now work on controlling cyberspace.
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Appreciate your reflection on the destruction of physical space by virtual space. Perhaps you could elaborate a bit more on the statements you made. For instance, how is virtual space less fulfilling the physical space, as sometimes it allows us to experience things unachievable in reality? You could also elaborate on your understanding of space and time. Although your point on social media’s impact could be partly true, the way you put it is a little absolute, meaning that you should further elaborate to support your statement. In general, you should avoid making statements without explanation.