Blogging Assignment 6

The term "the law of unintended consequences" means to me a consequence that was not expected to occur brought about by some kind of change or action. The consequence can be both good or bad. For example, the emerge of videophones made it possible for those who live far apart to communicate with each other, seeing their faces. However, it also lead to a situation of less direct relationship among people, which was not the purpose of videophones. In short, some kind of change or development made for a particular purpose may lead to other consequences that was not expected, and this situation may be expressed as "the law of unintended consequences".