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Relying on Technology (quick questions)
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Do you think humanity is relying too much on technology? What do you think it will be like in the next century? Stuff like schooling, work, military, etc...
"Truth can never be reached by just listening to the voice of an authority." -- Francis Bacon
No, we lack the guts to rely on technology as much as we should.
Is humanity relying too much on technology? I don't think so.
However, there are many people who do rely too much on technology although it's not always a bad thing. It's only bad if it leads you to become more isolated from others, not get enough sleep, affects your health, affects your mood, gives you more stress, and results in similar negative things during the day. There are some people who spend so much time on things like video games, iPods, cell phones, texting, Facebook, computer, laptop, television, music, etc. just for their entertainment that it slowly makes them lazier and unwilling to go outside for a while or to do some physical activity. For example, they may take a car just to go somewhere 3 blocks away from their house instead of walking. But, of course, I don't mean to say that every one of them are like that necessarily. To me, the important thing is to find a balance which is to enjoy the use of technology without letting it significantly aggravate some of the other aspects in our lives. 
One strong EMP pulse and we'd be screwed.
Or a large solar flare. Do we rely on technology too much? probably. Are we gonna stop? no. You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid. Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis. 
My robotic arm says no...
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I just ask this because theres so many people who use facebook and text alllll day. I just think what would happen if all of it were to shut down. I think it would be pure anarchy.
"Truth can never be reached by just listening to the voice of an authority." -- Francis Bacon
(September 24, 2011 at 6:13 am)Rayaan Wrote: Is humanity relying too much on technology? I don't think so. I would call that an abuse of technology rather use of technology. The use of technology is to take advantage of technology to do things we should or have to do better and more efficient, thus allowing us to make faster and more effective progress. The abuse of technology is to allow technology to sidetrack us from things we should or have to do.
We've been relying on technology since we threw the first rock. It's not like we could stop if we wanted to.
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September 24, 2011 at 9:18 pm
(This post was last modified: September 24, 2011 at 9:34 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(September 24, 2011 at 4:18 am)ReB Wrote: Do you think humanity is relying too much on technology? What do you think it will be like in the next century? Stuff like schooling, work, military, etc... Well, I don't know about everyone else ,but I certainly do. I have an all electric house. Last Wednesday I had a power outage (2 hours);No lights,no PC,no TV. No stove (no COFFEE!) No fridge,no freezer. The outage was only local,so I still had water (that of course is pumped) I had to use my laptop and Ebook reader; they have batteries..  Plus I have severe arthritis in my knees,so simply cannot walk more than a few hundred metres. That means I'm unable to ride a bicycle. I must have a car or one of those electric shopping carts you sit on. Plus I take a LOT of medication which would probably be unobtainable or prohibitively expensive without sophisticated technology. Plus no mass production and its economy of scale (making things in bulk usually makes the cheaper) would mean the end of the consumer society, and a good thing too. People might learn that a high standard of living is not the same as high quality of life,if anything its the opposite... NEXT century? Futurist are notorious for getting things badly wrong. Eg who foresaw the microchip and what it would mean? IF WE if we continue without some wonderful new invention such as a super efficient solar power cell or a totally new cheap,renewable energy source, society as we know is it fucked. There will probably be a word oil war. The Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan have just been previews. There may also be a major war when the world economy collapses. This has always been inevitable, ALL systems have their demise built in,even our planet and our sun; permanence is an illusion. |
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