Week 9 - d) daily frustrations of a fictional neolddite at university now in the UK

The term 'Luddite' came from the Industrial Revolution. A luddite was against the shift from people to machines doing most of the work. From the 1970's the Neo-Luddite was born, these were people who were against the use of technology and sometimes even chose life without the use of technology altogether. Their even against the use of life supprt machines which i find really odd.

Anyways heres Jim. He attends university. Although it was extremely hard for him as applying for uni involved the use of UCAS on the computer. Anyways he's here and wants to get stuck in. His first day of uni is very difficult. He is unable to look at his timetable as it needs to be accessed by logging onto his lincoln account. So he has to walk to the faculty office and they are able to tell him.

He attends his first seminar, and gets along fine with everyone. He disapproves with the use of a powerpoint as an introduction but listen anyways. The tutor then asks the seminar to form a group and swap mobile numbers and email addresses. There's absolutely no way for Jim to put down anything as he's never used email before and doesn't approve of mobile phones. So he has to write down his address so that if someone wants him, they have to visit him, which doesn't humour the rest of his group very well and from the on feels shut out.

He obtains bad marks because he writes he handwrites his essays and when he's asked to do presentations, he stands in front of the class with a flip board and a few pens, trying to express his opinions, whereas is fellow students are able to produce a powerpoint, with video's and images. He is shut out from social events because they are all organised on Facebook or through text. He feels shut out from most aspects of university life and finally drops out.