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also given space to write any comment to further clarify your response.
2. What three significant insights did you gain in studying this text?
a. technology is “not an instrument”, hence, it is a way of understanding the world.
b. technology is “not a human activity”, but it develops beyond human control.
c. technology is “the highest danger”, risking us to only see the world through technological thinking.
In his words,"[art] is pious... yielding to the holding-sway and the safekeeping of truth" (1977, p. 18). In this
activity, focus on art as the saving power of technology. Look for an artwork that 'reveals' the human person in
the midst of technology. Explain the artwork in relation to general concepts discussed in Martin
Heidegger's The Question Concerning Technology. Use another sheet of paper for the picture and
explanation.
3. How are Facebook users 'enframed' in this particular data privacy scandal?
After the data privacy controversy, Facebook users were more vigilant. This controversy has scared
a lot of Facebook users, leaving them more careful.
4. How do you think Facebook can be used in a way that is more consistent with Heidegger's idea of
poiesis or a bringing forth of technology?
As I’ve said, Facebook was once defined as bring forth of technology. Maybe what Facebook would
do is to strengthen their data basis in order to prevent a breach again in the future.
5. How can the Heideggerian notion of 'questioning' guide Facebook users toward a beneficial use of
social media?
Not all we see on the Internet are true. Same goes to Facebook. All of the posts or anything we see
on Facebook needs factual information. We need to always be vigilant whether something on Facebook is
true or fake.