Wesch is saying that using the web or the use of the web is a form of corruption. In the sense that we allows it to consume us and become the basis of our everyday life. In the video it was shown that digital text can be altered to a great extent and eveything we write and type into the web is strengthening the "machine " which is the whole system of the web and it's database. Everything we search is not from the internet,but everything we as a human race has provided to the internet it is the people whoever that may be that allows for this development. Also what can be trusted on the web when everything can be altered, movable and fixed at any time. Majority of websites said to be trusted are those with copyrights, editor's and authors; therefore having sustainable evidence that the websites information can be trusted to be real factual information. I definitely agree with a lot of these points made by Wesch. His idea that we are the main force or blood line for the functioning of the web. It doesn't seem that he is saying that the web is a completely terrible source or creation, but people need to monitor how they use it as well as rethink a lot of things and understand that every site we visit, every photo uploaded, every status, or tagged photo or post is a contribution to the machine using us.
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