Nardy and O'Day Article

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.