Personal Dictionary #3

The Word/Term Include other forms of the word, e.g., noun, verb, adjective	Subvert, verb.
The meaning: in your own words	To make something less effective or weakened.
An Example of the word/term.	A new age revolution will only result from communities banning together in order to subvert the U.S. government.
A Non-example of what the word/term is not.	If we band groups together, we can unify a system and make its forces stronger as a result.
A Quote from the text that relates to the word/term (include page #)	“I thought of how Sigmund Freud considered the power of communities both to shape and subvert us, and a psychoanalytic pun came to mind: connectivity and its disconnects” (14).
Why it matters: Why do you think the word/term is important to know and to consider further?	I felt Turkle made a great point of how Freud’s concept lead to the relevancy of connectivity and its disconnects in a tech based society.  The more we allow our lives to connect electronically the further we subvert and challenge our availability in the physical world.
Questions to help think critically about the word/term.	If Americans become more dependent on technology, is it possible for our innate instincts to subvert at the frequent use of smartphones and social networking? What’s really at stake?
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