The Weight of Technology
As the Apple iPod became more and more popular, I always thought to myself, "This is going to take over the world!" This is exactly what I think of when I think of a technopoly.
In lecture, we discussed how technology is neither good nor bad. It doesn't add or subract something. It changes everything. We concluded that technology has many motivations including an escape from privital helplessness, shelter and safety, defense, navigation, assistance in healthcare, communication, and tools that make tools. All of these are true. Beyond this, technology has changed the way of life, the way we live day to day. People often say, "What would I have done without a cell phone?" This may be true in times of diar need, but this type of technology can also be a burden. These days, we find ourselves in the midst of our own technological worlds. We no longer talk face-to-face. It is mostly via email and cell phone. Hand written letters are a thing of the past.
Putting things in the past is also the wonderful part of technology. All things are constantly changing, and we adapt to this daily. Technology can make lives so much simpler, while cluttering it at the same time. That is the wonderful love-hate relationship mankind has with technology. Is there ever a stop? No, as humans, we are curious, and desire to see exactly how far we can go.
This brings me to cloning, a thing of the near future. In the past, this is seen as impossible. There are horror films such as Frankenstein that teach us this. People wish to play God, to choose their childs hair and eye color, height, weight, strength. The perfect human being. This change in technology shows us just how far we have come. It also shows us the wonders that we are capeable of.
So, is technology taking over the world? I think so. And this is what I believe a technopoly is in my mind...