Essay There Will Come Soft Rains

Technology has hurt society because humans are starting to depend on technological

advances. Technology continues to expand faster towards the future, from a perspective view of

human life today. A common counterpoint is that technology has to be part of our daily lives, but

only to satisfy our needs. Humans become more dependent enjoying extravagant luxury that

manifest into metaphorical prosthetics. The essay titled "The Future of Luxury" by Magnus

Enzensberger and the short story titled "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury, both

pieces examine ironic content to communicate the damage of technology. Enzensberger's essay

contains nonfictional work that predict the future definition of luxury, compared to today's

meaning. Bradbury's

short story shows all luxuries easily available in a untraditional house, for
instance a breakfast prepared without human effort. Both explain how technology accomplished
dependent lives, insecure security, and unrealistic lifestyle.
Technically, the developments of technology are radical and unreasonable. In order to
emphasize humans lives. The effects of unnecessary developments, ruthlessly prejudice our
minds by not remembering necessary future events. However, some argue that it makes them
save time on their lives.

In the essay "The Future of Luxury" Enzensberger identified time as the

most important of all luxury items. "...many members of this class work upward of eighty hours

a week" continue "they are bound to a day-planner that extends years into the future"

Enzensberger's ironic content show how humans are obligated and attached to a day-planner that

extends years into the future, but those future event that extends into years might not occur in the

future. In the short story " There Will Come Soft Rains" Bradbury demonstrate how a digital

voice day-planner supplants traditional Gloss paper calendars. "'Today is August 4, 2026,' said a

second voice from the kitchen ceiling" continues "...Today is the anniversary Tilita's marriage.

Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills" Bradbury shows how a digital voice

from the ceiling reminds the present date of the moment, the anniversary of Tilita, and payable

bills. Humans are depending on technology by being remind of common necessary events.

Humans that obtain advance electronic devices must work all the time for luxury items to

become accessible, but not able to have time to enjoy.

Secure security that might not guarantee to fight the enemy. However, some argue

that
security is very important, perhaps for owners with luxuries at home. In the essay "Future of
Luxury" Enzensberger's luxury item number six is the most precarious of all luxury items, which
is security. "alarm system—anything that promises security" continues "...to remain safe does
not just lock others out, he locks himself in. Humans depend on secure alarms that do not
guarantee safeness. In the essay "There Will Come Soft Rains" Bradbury shows an independent
house that depend in a alarm system. "'Who goes there? What's the password?'" continues " it
had shut up its windows... with self-protection which bordered on a mechanical paranoia."
Bradbury shows how a house with secure security gets paranoid by not receiving response. The
house close all the windows to protect itself. Both pieces contain irony, where a house with a
secure alarm system, which supposed to be ready for emergencies ends in a state of paranoia by
being afraid of its enemy.
A world where unrealistic reality manifest to emphasize humans lives. Technology's
unrealistic lifestyle where glass walls, robots, and a stove that prepares breakfast without humans
effort are unnecessary. However, some argue that technology is a good and useful tool that
facilitates their everyday chores. In the essay "The Future of Luxury" Enzensberger shows
humans avoiding the excess of their own luxuries. "Excess will enter a new stage in which it
negatives itself" Enzensberger implies that the excess of technology will become negative by
itself. People will notice the superfluous mechanical devices, and make people to elude from a
unrealistic world. In the short story "There Will Soft Rains" Bradbury shows a stove that
prepares breakfast for humans. "In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected
from its warm interior eight pieces of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs sunnyside up, sixteen
slices of bacon, two coffees..." Bradbury demonstrated ironic content when a stove prepares
breakfast for humans. Humans are not putting effort on their chores or to cook for themselves.
That shows how humans depend on technology by living in a unrealistic world, yet to only have
a easier lifestyle.
Apparently, technology has hurt society by accomplishing its goals. Luxury will becom
excess, and people will avoid technology. No matter where you are, the mechanism of evolution
will never stop. Those who turn their backs to luxury, are the ones who really enjoy luxury by
making use of their time. The beneficiaries who work hard to enjoy luxury, will be the first to
recognize that they do not have time and no peace.