How To Write A Speech By Dave Mustafson

Technology, a relatively modern invention that has completely overhauled the way we think, communicate, and even live to some extent. No matter the impact it has had on us, there’s no denying the cultural, political, and economic relevance of technology in our society today. A speech written by Dave Gustafson titled “CyberLife” illustrates the various impacts that technology has had on our society in the recent past through a use of anecdotes (particularly one about a dismal young man whose computer has just died on him), facts, and an ongoing development of relatable emotion. As technology is such an ambiguous topic, there is a wide spectrum of opinions concerning the actual effects it has on the people in our society, and from what I can

Throughout Gustafson’s speech, he constantly criticizes many of the mindless things we use modern technology for and he illustrates his points using personification, clever metaphors, and an emotional connection to which we can relate (being people who understand the occasional frustrations of technology). In the beginning of his speech, he describes a certain individual whose life seems to be completely destroyed after something goes wrong with their computer and it crashes. This amusing little anecdote shows us one of the negative impacts of technology: it is highly addictive, and once we become addicted to something, we’re lost when we’re suddenly prevented from using it. This is an idea that resurfaces later in his speech when he says “True, computers are a wonderful thing, but we can’t let them consume us.” Does he have a point in saying this? Yes. Does he make some valid arguments as to the drawbacks of technology? Sure. Doe he spend enough time discussing the benefits of technology? I’m not entirely convinced. I think it’s obvious that Gustafson has some sort of bias against technology as he’s bashing it for the majority of the speech and there’s just an overall negative tone to what he is arguing. While he does bring up some valid points about the drawbacks of technology, he doesn’t justly expand on the positive points brought