Reading this article stirred a few
thoughts. It was ironic seeing Metropolis
talked about because I have had that book on my e-reader for quite some time
and have yet to read it. I liked some of the points made in the article. I
think that as my generation has grown up, technology has been advancing as we’ve
grown up. I remember when my parents had
a mobile phone attached in the car. Back then, what I remember, it was an
amazing prospect. Today the I-Phone is
the standard for comparison. Size is apparently a factor.
Another
thought that crossed my mind was about cloning humans. Technology may be
advancing that way inevitably or not; the jury is ever changing. I personally
don’t like how technology is getting into even younger hands every year. But to
the main point, I thought of I- Robot
when the question of clones came up. I don’t
know if the benefits of cloning are progressive for our population, or if the
investment should be focused on medical improvements that would eliminate the
need for the former.
A
pretty big part of the article was over the good vs. bad of technology and an
aspect that I definitely like looking at is the social part. This global communication
system allows for us to be intricately connected via Facebook, Skype, texts,
etc. As much as these facilitate communication, I think that it stunts our
social interaction. We lose some of the personal skills through this medium.
There is a veil of anonymity present that I think diminishes our social skills.
I read a journal last year about “disconnect camps” or something to that degree
that focus on removing kid’s attachment, nay, addiction to electronics in Japan
I believe. This could be a fact as well here in the U.S. The potential is there.
The
last point that I liked, being a tech guru, is the notion that we should use
technology for its benefits but also be aware of the dangers it can pose. I like to find a happy medium when it comes
to balancing my tech life with everything else. To a certain extent, it does
envelope its own world accessible beginning with the three W’s.
