Is technology running our lives? Is our society ran by technology and ruled by technology? Well to answer this question, all we have to do is look at the screen we are typing on. I can almost guarantee that everyone reading this blog, responding to the questions above, or even reading anything on a computer has their cell phone within arms length and will look at it before the end of this sentence. I know I did. I have received two text messages while writing this blog and have to completely resist the urge to look at my phone. I can say, with full assertion, that we are being ran by the technology of our time.
We are being changed by technology more than we are being rulled in my opinion. We can not focus on one thing at a time because of all the different technological advances that have happened within the last 5 years. With all the advances, we have answers right at our fingertips. For example, if someone asks us a question such as, "Who is the lead singer for Alice in Chains?" we don't wait until we get home to answer the question, but hop on our cell phone and ask Siri "Who is the lead singer of Alice in Chains?" and in her highly computerized voice she replies " Let me check that.. Layne Staley, was." I think technology is completely changing our ability to critically think and live with the ability to problem solve. Instead of failing at things, we have to get the correct answer or correct way within 20 seconds or we end up getting bummed out because of the fact we didn't get the correct answer. Its pretty disgusting in my opinion. I say this, but how did I find the answer for the above question? I asked Siri on my new iPhone 5c.
That is to say, we don't NEED to be ran by these technological advances. We use our iPhones daily, we use our computers daily, but..we do not need these items to function normally. I, for example, do not need my cell phone to enjoy a day. I am physically active and rollerblade daily. I don't use any technology while skating and am perfectly happy with what I am doing. There are no cell phones involved and I am happier than when I am browsing Instagram watching people skate, which is also what I do daily.
