In our discussion we noticed that both texts describe the "mechanism of exclusion" as a way to define what is normal and abnormal. This mechanism is embedded in the fabric of society and the minds of people. The panopticon of the past has now transformed into the technology of today that we each carry in our pockets (smart phones). It is almost an Orwellian construct of society. Like the disciplines, these tools have shelved individuals into a disciplined construct and become a form of self regulating the population. People today are much less spontaneous and carefree than the past. If we were not disciplined, would life be chaotic? The technology we have created has impacted our identities in that we categorize ourselves within the normal and abnormal framework. Haraway claims that our saving grace is the multiplicity of identities and points of view, which we agreed on and feel that this queerness and variety is much more futuristic than the norm.
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