self-actualisation & the web: is the internet nearing maslow's peak?
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What can a 70 year-old psychology paper teach us about an invention that’s only 20 years old? In a whistle-stop tour of the internet, Ben plots the history of the web against Maslow's seminal Hierarchy of Needs, proposing it might just be nearing the point of actualising its full potential.TRANSCRIPT
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Hi, I’m Ben.
@benhyphenrowe Thirst Studios
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The web will save the world
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Abraham
Maslow’s ‘Hierachy of needs’
Published: 1943
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Esteem
Self Actualisation
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Physiological
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Safety
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Love & Belonging
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Esteem
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Self Actualisation
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Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Esteem
Self Actualisation
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We’retranscending.
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The web is transcending, too.
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Born: 6 August 1991
The World Wide Web
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HTTP<HTML>
The hyperlinkWeb Browser
DNS
IP Address email
Physiolical
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Security
Order
Safety
Reliability
Privacy
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A roof over our head.Safety
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Love & Belonging
Web 2.0
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Shiny
What was web 2.0 again?
Love & Belonging
ReflectiveGlossy
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it was about people
Love & Belonging
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Connection
Love & Belonging
FriendshipBelonging
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Our place in the world
Love & Belonging
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LoveLove & Belonging
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Love & Belonging
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Esteem
Now, the web is growing up.
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A new web aestheticEsteem
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The web is beautifulEsteem
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the web is efficient.
Esteem
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The web is everywareEsteem
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Esteem
We take the web with us
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The web disrupts
Esteem
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“We’re giving it a body.”
Kevin Kelly
Esteem
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Quantified Self
Esteem
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Money
Esteem
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Self Actualisation
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We are the web. !
It’s up to us.