Sociological Theory 101?

Psst.. Katherine: You're a nerd and I love you!

If you haven't read K.'s comment to my last post, do it.

Quite interesting in terms of our "systems thinking;" the whole idea of modernity leaving folks in the cold. Of developing to a point of non-development. Of forgetting the true nature of the system in lieu of modernization of it.

It really does speak to the current trends in libraries, especially the Library 2.0 madness. We strive to be an intellectual, recreational, and educational centre for modern users, but are we just creating more waste? Does the library itself become redundant as we strive toward modernity? And are we forcing our users toward wasted lives in terms of their place in our new modern system?

Now I definitely have to add Bauman to my list of things to read! Thanks K.!