Research On We Chat Voting Alienation From The Perspective Of Philosophy Of Technology

WeChat is a new instant messaging software launched by Tencent in 2011.Once launched,it has been enthusiastically sought after by the majority of users,the number of users has far exceeded other similar software.At the same time,the platform development thinking of WeChat software makes it continuously increase new functions and complete its own enabling.As one of its most prominent functions,WeChat voting is a convenient online voting application.With the rapid development of WeChat carriers,the rapid collection of public opinions can be achieved by means of simple operation,wide application and low cost.The rapid spread of WeChat voting based on smart phones has become an important way to investigate public will.Voting is an ancient behavior,and it is an important form for people to choose and express their democratic will.With the development of technology and social changes,the forms and methods of voting have been constantly adjusted,such as anonymous voting,electronic voting and other means are gradually emerging,but all of them have an impact on human life.The emergence of WeChat voting technology has achieved good compatibility with the core features of voting activities,such as broad survey topics,extensive social mobilization,short demand time and low application cost,which greatly facilitates the demand for public willingness collection.But at the same time,the alienation of WeChat voting has become increasingly prominent,which is manifested in the alienation of voting purposes,voting behavior,voting process,voting rules and voting results,thus deviating from the original intention of voting behavior,affecting the credibility and public identity of voting results.The reasons for the alienation of WeChat voting technology include institutional norms,interest pursuit factors and comprehensive safeguard factors,which include the broad theme and unscientific process,the utilitarian value pursuit orientation of participants,and the uneven context and technical loopholes of WeChat voting technology.Therefore,from the perspective of philosophy of technology,the issue of voting alienation of WeChat needs to be comprehensively addressed by optimizing the technical function of WeChat voting,changing the concept of public application and improving the relevant system and norms.There are 7 figures and 64 references in this paper.